idontwant2havesexwu - Olivia Accardo

Olivia Accardo is tired of coming up with excuses to get you to stop asking her to have sex with you.

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Whiskey Women - Shelby Black

Shelby Black reminds us that a woman never drinks alone in her piece, "Whiskey Women."

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MANTRAS for THIRST - Ginger Buswell

Selfish alum Ginger Buswell ("Loquela," issue three) is picking up on the many frequencies of Los Angeles in her piece, "MANTRAS FOR THIRST."

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Synapses: July

Brianna Ashe captures more existential curiosity in her visual series, "Synapses."

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Floating in a Tin Can: July

Jessica Garrison has more to unpack in her poignant flash memoir series, "Floating in a Tin Can."

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NWoNFT: growing pains

Nisalda is getting comfortable in new skin, but not without feeling a little raw. check out the latest installment of New Ways of Navigating Familiar Territory: Growing Pains.

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INNER MONOLOGUE - May - Sydney Morin

let your inner monologue run wild - catch up on Sydney Morin's column here.

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SYNAPSES - May - Brianna Ashe

catch up on Brianna Ashe's existential stream-of-consciousness visual column.

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Floating in a Tin Can: flash memoir by Jessica Garrison

we come together. we break up. small moments provide big insight in the aftermath of heartbreak in Jessica Garrison's flash memoir series, "Floating in a Tin Can."

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NWoNFT: a beautiful mess

we've all been there: burned out, listless, defeated, spent. Nisalda combats her creative inertia with a new project: honing her green thumb. come witness the process and the progress.

HARD FEELINGS // a playlist by Alys Velazquez

Selfish poetry editor Alys Velazquez presents a playlist to help you crawl through the layers of your crumbling cocoon and out into the warm rays of springtime.

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INNER MONOLOGUE - April - Sydney Morin

catch up on a month's worth of Sydney Morin's "Inner Monologue" and relish in the knowledge that your weird (confused / scattered / judgmental / aging / ???) brain is not alone in the world.

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panic - Megan Bealer

Megan Bealer divulges her uncertainty in this poem about burgeoning bisexuality.

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рибка - Maya Herbert

"If the little girl knew what it is to be lonely she probably would feel very much that way. The outside world isn’t yet tangible or directly beneath her fingertips. Everything is just a little bit duller, a little bit softer. When the little girl is older she goes into dark places to find this quiet feeling again but for now she is still just a little girl."

revisit life from the eyes of a young girl in Maya Herbert's рибка ("little fish").

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SYNAPSES - April - Brianna Ashe

we share Brianna Ashe's existential visual column "Synapses" every Tuesday on IG, but you can view them all or catch up here.

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what I tell myself when I am in my bed

I am whole. I am good. I am trying.

visual poetry with Alycia Socia.

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fish out of water: change the channel

straight from the keyboard of your editor-in-chief Taylor Yates, this is a column for anyone who has recognized their potential to be in their right element / tribe / space / frequency yet continuing to fall short of actually making it there. oscillating between an ache and a hope of knowing that state exists. taking a hard look at what it might take to get there.

an introduction to Broad Spectrum

get to know our new columnist, playwright Monet Hurst-Mendoza, with a recap of her theatrical journey and a sneak peek at what she's working on now.

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New Ways of Navigating Familiar Territory part three: Old Things Can Get New

part three of Nisalda's column follows her on a walkabout through familiar parts of Los Angeles in search of rediscovering the city's personality.

synapses - lukewarm

artist Brianna Ashe shares her sketchbook abstractions in this abrupt visual column.

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