Forget everything you’ve ever been told that has made you feel stressed out. Forget your age, forget that thing that has been eating away at you, forget your worries, your short comings, your perceived inadequecies. Forget what you aren’t and just be.
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Welcome to the Anyway, I’m not very first issue of going to get all TWENTEEN, a holier-than -thou weird and humble, because the truth colourful bundle of is I don’t have any love brought to you definitive answers from the sincerest regarding the part of the psyche meaning of life, where you’re in-be- love or sex. I do tween something… think though that not quite sure you can’t wait where…but plodaround for happiding along anyway ness to find you, or and making sure to expect a life’s pursoak up the little pose to fall into gems that make all your lap. You’ve the crappier stuff got to engage your worthwhile. brain, question To be honest, and explore. most of the time I Whilst on your just want to say travels perhaps what I mean, and stop, look and take to be free. That’s it all in because what this publicayou might just end tion is all about; up finding someexpression, enterthing amazing in tainment and, the weirdest of well, sex. places. It’s about look- Love naida xX ing around you and trying to find out what it is that makes you tick, or it’s about appreciating and Editor, Graphic designer nurturing what and all round in love you have. with twenteen. naida@twenteen.co.uk
Twenteen would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to some people, without whom this publication would not be possible. Juma and Halima Ally for their tolenrance, support and love. Juhayna and Joseph Kusaga, for the opportunity to turn it all around and appreciate the importance of realising a dream. Joseph Pierson for his companionship, inspiration and genius. Winnie Holzman, for creating ‘My so called life,’ and Angela Chase, who made it okay to live by your heart. Adele Morse for being an angel. Carla Rees, Jme Abbott, Niyi Crown, Matthew Brindle for their contribution in making the publication a reality. DD, KH, BM, BO who are in my heart in one way or another, and MDP for believing. This issue is dedicated to Amaal Ally and Natalia Kusaga because they are awesome.
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