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Daffodils in December

Daffodils in December

A yellow Christmas? No thanks.

20 Dec 2025
around town

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around town

Scenes from San Francisco.

20 Dec 2025
winter in Los Angeles

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winter in Los Angeles

Sun. Yum.

10 Dec 2025
“Those poems will live forever”

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“Those poems will live forever”

An interview with the poet Kevin Bertolero, publisher of the gay poetry journal "& Change".

10 Dec 2025
hills like islands

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hills like islands

California from the window seat.

08 Dec 2025
a flâneur in San Francisco

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a flâneur in San Francisco

Scenes from strolls around town.

27 Nov 2025
Diving into print

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Diving into print

Cyanotypes. Zine-making. Greek publications!

17 Nov 2025
“I like to think of the magazine as an archeological practice”

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“I like to think of the magazine as an archeological practice”

An interview with Leonidas Liolios, publisher and editor of "The Boy is Beautiful", a striking print celebration of queer Greek history and culture.

13 Nov 2025
“Print holds great importance – I want images to be tangible”

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“Print holds great importance – I want images to be tangible”

An interview with the photographer Dimitris Tairis about his book, "KERKIS".

24 Oct 2025
The pistachio variegations

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The pistachio variegations

Back in California, dreaming of gelato. Also: PRONK notebooks!

22 Oct 2025
California

California

The tentative, rough beginnings of a poem about being back.

22 Oct 2025
ruins, remnants

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ruins, remnants

[fragments from Rome]

21 Oct 2025
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a swimming pool library

a swimming pool library

A selection of things worth diving into. Edited by the California-based novelist Xander Beattie.

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