It’s fair to say that I have become intolerant. I’ve come to detest that face. The way the lips curl up in a mean snarl or ‘I-know-it-all’ smirk- wish i could slap it into a wall. So here we are, staring at each other, wondering why we’re even wasting our […]

“I know you will think I am crazy but I have felt this way for a long time”, she says, and the words hover between us, slowly mixing with the thick smoke of our cigarettes. The scene reminded me a little of those old fairytales I used to read, where […]

Douglas Jessup is a director and photographer currently residing in Venice, California. His work demonstrates a unique view of his surroundings, transforming a seemingly ordinary situation into something a little more surreal. You can check out more of his work here. PenTales:  What are the ingredients of a good photograph? […]

topic: Monogamy medium: Text There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.  The conclusion to what turned out to be her suicide note, her final goodbye.  She had her demons and I mine, but we always had each other…even when we didn’t.  There isn’t a moment […]

topic: Monogamy medium: Text What do I think of monogamy?  Honestly?  Honestly, I think it’s a outmoded, outdated, bullshit social construct designed and propagated for and by the weak and faint of heart that only retains relevancy and continues to be proliferated as an all-encompassing, strive-worthy ideal because the mob […]

topic: Monogamy medium: text We asked a few people to describe to us what monogamy meant to them. These are a few of the short responses we received: Dominique Gauvard (23 year old graduate student majoring in English from Rockaway Park, Brooklyn)- Monogamy is being completely romantically tethered to another […]