by TNSF | Aug 14, 2019 | Nonfiction, Vol. 2, Issue 20
When I moved to Charlottesville a year after the deadly Unite the Right Rally, I was entirely uncertain about if, and how, my multicultural family could belong there. My husband (a Muslim Berliner), my child, and I (a Jewish New Yorker) were relocating from New Haven,...
by TNSF | Jul 31, 2019 | Visual Art, Vol. 2, Issue 19
Coffin Birth In the year 2019 US laws stripping women away from freedoms sparked major controversy. This illustration was inspired by the rare kind of postmortem delivery occurring during the decomposition of a pregnant body. I feel the viewer will make their own...
by TNSF | Mar 13, 2019 | Photography, Vol. 2, Issue 9
Girl With Camera, No. 25 When I hold my camera, I hold my world as a creator of stories and dreams. Once, only men were allowed to create. I’m hyper-aware of past (and current) constraints, but I don’t care. I create anyway. As a native Virginian, I have...
by TNSF | Oct 17, 2018 | Visual Art, Vol. 1, Issue 49
Alter Ego Collage, embroidery thread, and oil paint on canvas. 16”x20” In my work, I examine the concept of identity as an assemblage of influences, challenging conventions in popular culture from a woman’s perspective. My paintings are portraits and parts of the face...
by TNSF | Sep 12, 2018 | Nonfiction, Vol. 1, Issue 44
To Have Children or Not to Have Children? I have many memories etched into my brain about growing up as a girl in the rural South. My best friends and I had sleepovers creating intricate setups revolving around limp baby dolls—as helpless as real babies. At my...
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