Visual Arts
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Poetry Piece “Nyanza” Featuring Image “History”
“Nyanza” Written By: Tom Luttrell About the Author: Tom Luttrell was born in Oakland and lives in San Francisco. He has a BA from UC Berkeley and takes classes at CCSF. “Nyanza” is his first published work. After I take down the recycling and the compost, when my hands are free, I grab my mom’s…
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Fiction Piece “Rikki” Featuring Image “Couer d’Alene”
Rikki Written By: Jeff Kaliss About the Author: Jeff Kaliss has been studying creative writing and music at City College following the completion of an MFA in creative writing at San Francisco State University. At City, he’s appeared in Forum in various genres, read at Lit Night, and hosted the Poetry for the People Podcast. Through…
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Fiction Piece:”Unicorn”; Featuring Image: “Rainbow of Our Escape”
Unicorn Written By: Jenia Bernstein About the Author: My name is Jenia Bernstein. Born and raised in Uzbekistan, I came to the United States as a refugee in 1991. I was nineteen years old and did not speak a word of English. I now live in San Francisco with my husband and two teenage children…
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“Tapestry: Circling the Square” Featuring Image “GG Fortune Cookies”
Tapestry: Circling the Square Poetry Written By: Thomas A. E. Hesketh About the Author: THOMAS A. E. HESKETH was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on a cusp, in the last half of the last century of the last millennium; none of it his fault. He enjoys poetry because of its verbal range, except the caesuras,…
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“Assange”
Visual Art By: Chiara Di Martino About the Artist: Chiara Di Martino was born on January 17 1987 in Rome, Italy, where she spent also most of her life. Her passions have always been Poetry, Literature and Art. Growing up, she put her dream to be an artist or writer on hold, choosing instead to become…
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Fiction Piece “Little Bundle” Featuring Art Piece “NF3”
Little Bundle Written By: Anna Walters About the Author: Anna spends most of her days trying to get more people to ride bikes. She enjoys moshing, sarcastic quips, Bruce Springsteen, and ice cream. Piece of advice: Don’t share a pint of Ben & Jerry’s with Anna — she’ll mine it for all the delicious chocolatey…
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“Mothering Without a (Good) Mother” Featuring Visual Art Piece: “Mom’s Sparkling Water”
Mothering Without a (Good) Mother Nonfiction Piece Written By: Brandi Lawless About the Author: Brandi Lawless lives in San Francisco with her son, partner, and two cats. She is a social justice trainer/teacher and a pumpkin enthusiast. In her spare time, she likes to read, visit piano bars, check out local restaurants, and travel internationally.…
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“Freak Show Bill” Featuring Visual Art Piece “The Dragon”
Meet the Author: Steven Louis Ray is a multidisciplinary artist working in traditional film and darkroom processes, in addition to writing and recording ambient & experimental music and writing poetry. He’s currently studying poetry at San Francisco’s City College. More of his photography can be viewed at stevenlouisray.com freak show bill there’s a certain fluorescence…
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Fiction Piece “The Final Visit”; Featuring Visual Art Submission “Old Souls”
The Final Visit Written By: Vincent Calvarese About the Author: As a writer and visual artist, he found his wings amongst his heroes of Eureka Valley. Using the San Francisco Bay Area as his canvas, he highlights themes of restorative justice in The Final Visit, familial pain in The Flesh of the Father, gun violence…
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People by Chiara Di Martino
Chiara Di Martino was born on January 17 1987 in Rome, Italy, where she spent also most of her life. Her passions have always been Poetry, Literature and Art. Growing up, she put her dream to be an artist or writer on hold, choosing instead to become a Psychologist. In 2015, she moved to San…
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