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“Stumble Upon a Leaf” by Maria Arrocha, Panama City

“Stumble Upon a Leaf” by Maria Arrocha, Panama City

topic: NATURE stumble upon a leaf, and its shape and color take me back to my childhood – I am running very fast on my horse, I am 11 years old, small kid finding fun in nature. I remember the green savage fields, filled with technicolor green diversity, huge trees in the […]

“I like money” by Afeeni Islam, NYC

topic: MONEY medium: CONVERSATION “I like money. Money I need. Gotta get money. Money over bitches! That’s my mantra, so write it down! But seriously, money—or assigning value to human life essentially—is equally evil and necessary. Money is what creates our culture in its current form.  The people at the […]

“Walk of Freedom” by Mimi Rana, Kathmandu, Nepal

“Walk of Freedom” by Mimi Rana, Kathmandu, Nepal

topic: DREAMS medium: TEXT Blood was oozing out of Limbu dai’s bullet wound.  I realized that he was going to die. This thought gave me a sense of relief. A tiny part of me still shifted uneasily however, each time he wheezed and coughed; cold appeared to have got his […]

“What does ‘Money’ mean to me” by Liza Gnirke, Massachusetts

“What does ‘Money’ mean to me” by Liza Gnirke, Massachusetts

MONEY PenTales Intern Matthew Gutierrez takes to the street to talk to New Yorkers about money Meandering through the streets of NoLita, I stopped in a local coffee shop to gently prod the usual café-goers for a donation.  The pitch: “Help a growing boy build a working, on-the-ground definition of what “Money” […]

“Lipstick-lesbian Fantasies” by Dotun Akintoye, NYC

“Lipstick-lesbian Fantasies” by Dotun Akintoye, NYC

topic: QUEER medium: TEXT Shall I suppress the lipstick-lesbian fantasies of my male heterosexual id for a while? Fine, have it your way. In some respects I have no idea how to answer the query. The truth is I don’t think about the issue all that much, which, if you […]

“Queerness has liberated me” by Devin D. Moss

“Queerness has liberated me” by Devin D. Moss

topic: QUEER medium: TEXT I used to try to deflect the “are you gay?” question. If I said no, I’d be lying to the world and myself. If I said yes, I’d be sentencing myself to a life of oppression. What’s a 15 year old to do? My life has […]

“Queer is a broad word” by Trina Hines, NYC

“Queer is a broad word” by Trina Hines, NYC

topic: QUEER medium: TEXT For me, queer is, it’s a really broad word, but specifically to me I use that to identify myself b/c I don’t see it as so black and white as the word gay or lesbian. It’s the epitome of the whole spectrum, so I’m somewhere under […]

“burning question” by Lee Shirk, Pennsylvania

“burning question” by Lee Shirk, Pennsylvania

topic: MONEY medium: TEXT   “Money…always the burning question…in the forefront of my mind….or is it the lack of it?….We worry when we have money…like how do protect and make it grow…Will I make the right choice?…Is this investment really worth it?…And I worry when I don’t have it, which […]

“Money is paper” by Jessica Benedict, Pennsylvania

topic: MONEY medium: text “Money is paper. It’s the means to be comfortable and not having to worry about eating or paying the bills. Having it means I can keep my family from knowing the hardships that some people have to face. You need it for survival, but beyond that, […]