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A Normal Interview with Vauhini Vara by Talia Kolluri — The Normal School
A Normal Interview with Vauhini Vara by Talia Kolluri — The Normal School
[T]he argument I’m making in the book is that by resisting the narrative of inevitability offered by Big Tech companies and their CEOs and investors, we might open ourselves up to other possibilities — maybe possibilities we haven’t even imagined yet…
Two Poems by Jeannine Gailey — The Normal School
Two Poems by Jeannine Gailey — The Normal School
I walk outside and above us an open mouth / to the universe – light streaming towards us, / an invitation.
Composition by Sharon Gusky — The Normal School
Composition by Sharon Gusky — The Normal School
Dissapearing Act by Peter McInerney — The Normal School
Dissapearing Act by Peter McInerney — The Normal School
A Normal Interview with Trinity Nguyen by Hope Vang — The Normal School
A Normal Interview with Trinity Nguyen by Hope Vang — The Normal School
Trinity Nguyen’s debut novel, A Bánh Mì for Two , is a queer YA romance novel that celebrates sapphic love, family relationships, and friendships while also exploring the history, language, and culture of Vietnam. Suffering from writer’s block from her food blog, Lan, a Saigon native, agrees to hel
Two Poems by Jude Achilles Misick — The Normal School
Two Poems by Jude Achilles Misick — The Normal School
I spent my childhood practicing girlhood, / wearing dresses that flowed around my ankles, / and stuffing myself full of honey
Bodies Leashed, Bodies Glanced, Bodies Freed, Bodies Danced by Joe Baumann — The Normal School
Bodies Leashed, Bodies Glanced, Bodies Freed, Bodies Danced by Joe Baumann — The Normal School
Place of the Shades, or: Letter to Your Laughter by José Orduña — The Normal School
Place of the Shades, or: Letter to Your Laughter by José Orduña — The Normal School
You stood in our living room just after your first birthday as the television played aerial footage of prisoners in hazmat suits lowering caskets into mass graves. Mercifully, you’ll have no memory of it, but your early life unfolded as death felt just there, right outside the front door, delivered
Queer Femme Asks A Man To Forgive Their Sin by Mateo Perez Lara — The Normal School
Queer Femme Asks A Man To Forgive Their Sin by Mateo Perez Lara — The Normal School
Ribs by Miles Parnegg — The Normal School
Ribs by Miles Parnegg — The Normal School
They pass the Styrofoam cups of potato salad laced with dill, and sometimes go for the banana pudding shingled with vanilla wafers. That is the point, the sharing. They’ve grown tired of individuating, making protective decisions, catering to specific tastes.
Where Beauty Goes by Joe Bonomo — The Normal School
Where Beauty Goes by Joe Bonomo — The Normal School
All Light Is Half Light by John A. Nieves — The Normal School
All Light Is Half Light by John A. Nieves — The Normal School
Some cold nights the fog tinkles against the wind- / ows and shushes along the roof like a paper bag.
Surfer's Journal: Part One by Ann Petroliunas — The Normal School
Surfer's Journal: Part One by Ann Petroliunas — The Normal School
I am three days into a new life. In a new state in a new town at a new elevation where there are other things for single 30-year-olds to do than attend baby showers and bridal brunches. Three days into a new life and I am sitting on a beach waiting for a surf instructor, fantasizing about his abs an
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