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Defunkt Magazine
May 9, 20231 min read
Orca Raccoon Crow Anole
Art By Ners Neonlumberjack __________________________________________________________________________________ Ners Neonlumberjack was...
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Four Ten Minute Poses
Art By Donald Patten __________________________________________________________________________________ Donald Patten is an artist from...
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Where the Pavement Ends
Art By Kathleen Frank __________________________________________________________________________________ Santa Fe artist Kathleen Frank...
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Fool's Gold
Art By Marie Recalde __________________________________________________________________________________ Marie V. Recalde is a writer,...
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Fia
Cover Art By Kaloni Borno __________________________________________________________________________________ Kaloni Borno, Kaloni...
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October Love - Aliyah Cotton
Aliyah Cotton is a queer poet of color from the Northern Virginia/Washington DC area. She earned her MFA from Boston University and her...
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Hyperobject
By Chase Cate “The assumption that Derrida always knows what he is talking about is not Derridean.” - Timothy Morton How to map the...
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An Open Letter to Dr. Frankenstein and Company
By Carson Sandell bluestone flesh stitched alive, mullers enameled in mica, he watches you dance on the concept of death with a stare...
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CONFESSION
By Caitlyn Alario my abuser too could inhabit my mind. sometimes it felt we shared it together, my grey matter containing those secrets i...
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LONG AGO
By Ellen Zhang Sometimes, my head fits perfectly between the curves of my mother’s chest. Echoing are the beats of longing. I picture my...
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Mary Ball Washington
By Candria Slamin For the students of University of Mary Washington’s 2014 Student Transition Program Mary, do you remember when us...
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The day I went cold turkey on smoking
By Gretchen Filart My daughter quipped, You have been saying that since last year. Capitalism enslaved me while washing its hands off...
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To the Girl Who Just Found a Lump
By Sascha Cohen Wear all your favorite perfumes now: your Serge Lutens and your Frederic Malle Soon you’ll smell just like the hospital...
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May 8, 202313 min read
Anything You Want, But Not That
By Megan Stories SPACE What do you like, my girlfriend asks. She pauses before the word like and looks over her shoulder, away from me,...
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Between Fall Leaves and Mountain Streams
By Owen McCall 1. Brevard, North Carolina Brevard is a town of around 7000 people, 85% of whom are white. Brevard does not have many...
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A Guilty Hindu
By Chandra Persaud The first time I felt different was in my fifth grade classroom, an overcrowded space housed in a four-storied brick...
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Please, When You Get This
By Lisa Piazza The woman behind me is desperate. Her voice is pill blue. Cup of water clear. She whispers into her phone: Send my...
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Sunday's Meat Market
By Mason Martinez Mami tells me when I look at her, she’s looking into the eyes of a dead man. It’s been a month since I found Papi...
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