by TNSF | Jun 17, 2020 | Poems, Vol. 3, Issue 15
Dark and bare, exposed by winter’s probing and immodest gusts you stand with arms raised heavenward. Unflustered and unblushing, sharing none of Eve’s false modesty, you pose in nature’s state unclothed for all to see. And on your folded skin is mapped the journey of...
by TNSF | Feb 17, 2020 | SFK Releases, Wherey'at?
An excerpt from “You Are Needed Everywhere,” in Yong Takahashi’s collection The Escape to Candyland: “I have decided to name the baby Amora,” I say. “Amora?” she asks. “Is that Spanish?” “Yes, it means ‘love’.” My lip trembles and I look up from her...
by TNSF | Feb 7, 2020 | SFK Releases, Wherey'at?
In this debut collection of short fiction, secrets, all-embracing conversations, dreams, disappointments, and familial conflict provide a never-before-seen portrait of the city of Atlanta. What is the message hidden behind a polite smile? In Yong Takahashi’s Atlanta,...
by TNSF | Sep 11, 2019 | Photography, Vol. 2, Issue 22
Joy Taken in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, GA, this portrait uses a wide-open aperture to remove the one branch and the subject from the rest of the forest. To me, this photographic isolation represents an experience of growing up in the South as a person of color...
by TNSF | Aug 28, 2019 | Nonfiction, Vol. 2, Issue 21
Atlanta Writers Club Presents… Rick Bragg Prize for Nonfiction Winner: Harry Duke A View From the Sidewalk When I retired, I decided to open a sidewalk produce stand. I did not need the money. I just needed something to do and to feel good about...
