The Emotional Shades of Ifeoluwapo’s Self-Portraits
“Ifeoluwapo applies this method because her work goes to the heart of what it means to be a woman in a world in which a woman has to conform to different roles within and outside the confines of what she calls home.”
Seeing
“It delved into photographs’ potential as a way to arrive at a photographic vision and a photographic philosophy of seeing.”
Flash Fiction: Peaches
“Wait,” he would tell us. “You’ll have to wait.”
Cloud Moving Wind: Basho’s Travels
I myself have been tempted for a long time by the cloud-moving wind — filled with a strong desire to wander.
Luna
Beautiful essay and paintings from Robert Beck.
December Issue, 2025
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Letter from the editor, December 2025. Alleyway thoughts.
December alleyway ramblings.
Magpies’ Mix Tape: Thanks to the birds for singing
Heartfelt nonsense.
Miep Gies: What Any Decent Person Would Have Done
“I am not a hero. I am not a special person, because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others. I did what any decent person would have done.”
The Curious Life of James Castle
Working with soot, spit, and found objects, James Castle produced beautiful art.
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