An independent, ad-free leftist magazine of critical essays, poetry, fiction, and art.

Blue (fka Jude) Nguyen is a Vietnamese non-binary lesbian poet based out of Boston, MA. They are an Aries/Taurus cusp in love with liminal spaces. They have been nominated for Best of the Net Anthology and Best New Poets Anthology. Their poetry can be found at The Mantle Poetry and Glass: A Journal of Poetry. You can find them on Instagram: @blue.ngu and on Twitter: @queerqhost.
  • cut yr hair / we eat wonderbread

    cut yr hair / we eat wonderbread

    In “cut yr hair / we eat wonderbread,” Blue Nguyen depicts cutting and braiding hair as a way of understanding poverty, desire, and nourishment.