45.1 feature: Laura Villareal reads 8 Chickens In A Papier Mache Human: A Bedtime Story
8 chickens in a papier mache human: a bedtime story Laura Villareal from 45.1 for Alfredo Aguilar imagine if it was steam powered, the brass endoskeleton heaving. angled movements, rigid. 16 taloned feet pulling levers in tight precision. roiling clouds...45.1 Feature: Craft Essay by Krys Malcolm Belc
On “First Seen in Print in 1987, According to Merriam Webster” Krys Malcolm Belc My original New York City Certificate of Birth, issued in July 1987, is a beautiful document. I love the weathered pink paper, the texture, the seal and signatures. I stare at...Dr. South Love or: How I Learned to Stop Listening and Love the Lady I Was
Dr. South Love or: How I Learned to Stop Listening and Love the Lady I Was Emma Bolden In the first frenzied firestorm of pro-Trump extremism, my liberal views made me a lightning rod in my workplace, and I got hit. I lost everything: the life and career I’d built so...