Vol. 6, Issue 1: Stories

AZE, 6(1): Stories

Contributors: Emilie Arnaud, ABV, Emma Friend, Jake Quinn, Michael Paramo, Rhys Graves, Jill Poskanzer, August Blaine Centauri, A.M, dora morrigan, AceRenegade

Editor: Michael Paramo

Cover Artwork: “before the mission period,” Paramo

Supporters: This journal issue would not be possible without AZE’s supporters on Patreon. A special thank you to Lindsey, Alex Hansen, Caitlin McKenna, Chris Pasillas, and Heidi Samuelson!

Date of Publication: July 25th, 2023

Issue Theme: Notes on Stories

stories of ourselves
who do we tell them for
who do we satisfy
our dreams
our nightmares
my story is sometimes told
as one of loss
of absence, of despair
of loneliness
but that is not
how i
tell my story

knowing our stories
are more than reduction
as we pull them
from the muck
of age-old assumption
reshape them
from the mud
earth and spit
them out
now retaken from
those who tried to tell
them for us

Love,

Michael Paramo, Editor
July 25th, 2023

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