WelcometoTSGCZine2: anodetoSolana.Thereis nobettertimetocelebrate transparentblacknessthan BlackHistoryMonth.
Itisthroughour interactionswith otherstatwelearn aboutourselves We haveaninnateneed toconnect.
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2022wasanincredibleyearfortheSunflower
GirlCollective Wehavespentthepast12 monthsestablishingabaseintheEastern UnitedStatesasaviableperspectiveand passionatevoiceontheEastCoast Wehave beenabletodothisbyhavingtheSunflower GirlCollectivefeaturedinplaceslikeDCcollege literarymagazinestoAustralianpodcastsunder apseudonymorCanadiancannabis publications.Needlesstosay,wehadslowed downattheendof2021afterourfirstshort storypublicationwiththeFabulistTalesbut slowandsteadyseemstoalwayswinthe airportlottery.
Afteroperatingremotelythelast3years,it'sbeennicetobe reintroducedontotheDCpoetryscene,startingagainin Alexandria,VA.Thedepthoftalentintheareaprovidesanice layer.ThankyoutoAuthorsandAppetizers.Thisyear:our communityhasbeenthrivingandgrowing,evolvingand graduating,elevatingandtakingupspace.Congratulationsto theClassof2022.Therehasbeennohigherhonortobeableto experiencetheseartists Caseinpoint:performingalongside poetslikeLemonadeDreamandbeingabletowatchthem growasapoetandaperformerhasbeenagorgeousreminder aboutthepoweroflanguageforyoungpeopleandit's somethingIcan'ttakeforgranted Our4theditionof TSFGMAG,poisedtocelebrate4greatyears,isforthcoming: hopefullyfeaturingfriendlyandfreshfacesalike.
howdoyoumaintainyourindividualityina relationship?howdowe.asblackwomen,allow depictionsofblacklovetoimpedeonthis individuality?
howdoyouencourageyourpartnertomaintain theirindividuality?howdoyoude-centerromantic partnershiptoprioritizeyourplatonicconnects? howdoyoucreateahealthy balancebetweenyour individualityandyourroleintherelationship?
poetryandphotographycollage inspiredbySZA'sdiscography... ft.poetry/lyricsby
Look in the mirror, you are a portal of centuries, a reflection in the water of the multitude of women you will never meet
this all happens in a cinema of silence talking would make the movie worse but hey, sometimes best is not even good that’s the problem with a label
Iwishyoucouldlookatmenow.Takeagood,hard lookatmenow.Iwishyoucouldseeme,howmuch I’vematuredbecausethatgirlyouknewwasjust that butshe’sgrowingintoawoman.Evenin theeyesofhermother,herfather,hergrandparents theonessheraisesasthesandsoftimeturn tablesagainsther..
hereweare atthebeginningof everything. thefirsttimemanhearsthe beatofthedrum...
...andmoveshisown veryfirstfeet andtellsdinosaurto playthatbackagain becauseguesswhat?
theymighthavejust discoveredfire...
twiceinthatone week
it’salwayseasiertocryforstrangers whenyoudon’twantanyonetosee becausesureenough,theywon’t. guaranteed
dynamicduo: claudemonet+ hectorhippolite
"MypurposeisWhodoI wanttobe?Like,whoareyou?
Not. tryingtobethisor tryingtobethat "
"I’mlike,AmIabouttodie?Fallovertheedge?"
Iwishyoucouldseethepartofmethathaslearnedto understand...tomakesenseofthegreyareasoflife, andlove...ThepartofmeWhogrewalittlemore empathytojudgeyoulessandforgiveherselfmore,for boththeirpastmistakes.
i miss you sounds worse when everyone forgets how to ask something to stay.
" can’tcryab tt tt t t g j t mymind..gottagetouttahere.toughcrowd, Ihateit,can’tstay."-SZA vulnerabilityisthebirthplaceoflove,joy, belonging,courage,empathyandofcourse, creativity.weareoftenattractedtowhatwe arelacking.
happyblackhistory month!thankyoufor reading.
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