BY CESCA WATERFIELD 1. A Late Romance Tex was late to this life he led. In the nightclubs and storefronts of central Los Angeles in the 1980s, he had come to doubt good women exist. After the imbroglio of a failed marriage, the prodigal repaired to Richmond where his talent for courtship and commerce were … Continue reading
BY K-FAI STEELE The jólasveinarnir, or Yule Lads, are Iceland’s version(s) of Santa. According to legend, thirteen of them visit children on the twelve nights leading up to Christmas. Depending on whether the child has been good or bad, they leave toys or rotting potatoes in their shoes. The jólasveinarnir were originally a form of … Continue reading
BY NOEL FRANKLIN Noel Franklin is a Seattle-based performance poet and visual artist with an academic background in fine arts printmaking. Her poetry has garnered a Seattle Arts Commission grant, a Jack Straw Foundation Fellowship and placement on Seattle’s National Poetry Slam team. Her visual art has been exhibited in Seattle, Sacramento and … Continue reading
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