She felt that somehow, in the wild night and storm, the still-ness that was underneath all sounds on the prairie had seized the cattle.
Excuse me, mountains. Excuse me, snow. I think I’m going to freeze.
Isabelle Eberhardt, Writer, Nomad, and Feminist
Writer and nomad Isabelle Eberhardt traversed and explored the Maghreb with a critical eye. She not only condemned French colonialism, but also the established gender roles of her era.
Magpies’ Mix Tape: A different kind of protest song
“Let’s call things by their name!
If we don’t break the silence
we will die in silence
Against fear is life,
against fear is love,
against fear we are,
against fear without fear.”
Cartoonist Jackie Ormes’ Commentary on Black Life
“However, there is a need to reappraise Patty-Jo ‘n’ Ginger because in the span of each panel, Ormes’ voice rises to address how events such as McCarthyism and the murder of Emmett Till affected Black Americans.”
Destiny’s stepchild
A poem from South African poet and journalist poet Gershwin Wanneburg.
Letter From the Editor, October, 2024: Train Station Dreams
October ramblings.
Fiction: Everybody Plays the Fool
The lights flicker and I fall to the ground in the tolling darkness.
Lunch Poems
“Imaginary one-to-one conversations with these ghosts, so to speak, allow me to invest in the possibility that within this divided nation, we might, one day, understand and respect each other.” Beautiful photographs from Leah Frances
Taigu Ryōkan: You Do Not Need Many Things
“Why are you acting like such a fool?”
I nod my head and don’t answer.
I could say something, but why?
Do you want to know what’s in my heart?
From the beginning of time: just this! just this!
Letter From the Editor, June, 2024: Magpies’ Manifesto
June ramblings. It’s the Magpies’ Manifesto!
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