Vol. 7, Issue 3: Nature

Vol. 7, Issue 3: Nature

AZE Journal
Journal, 2025

AZE, 7(3): Nature

Contributors: Rimon-Hadassah Walker, Chandler Haviland, Sarina Bulova, A.B., Elia, Andrea Lianne Grabowski, Ali Ma, Max Hunt, Rosa Cho

Editor: Michael Paramo

Cover Artwork: “Fruit” (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! You can support the journal here.

Date of Publication: April 15th, 2025

Featured
The Black Hole Where Your Heart Should Be
Rimon-Hadassah Walker
The Black Hole Where Your Heart Should Be
Rimon-Hadassah Walker

So you’ve discovered you’ve got a black hole where your heart should be.

Rimon-Hadassah Walker
Letting the Water Speak
Chandler Haviland
Letting the Water Speak
Chandler Haviland

I decided I would pursue medical transitioning after I walked for a few months along Lake Michigan’s shores at sunrise and sunset.

Chandler Haviland
An Appeal to Venus
Sarina Bulova
An Appeal to Venus
Sarina Bulova

There you are, sprawled out on a love seat

Sarina Bulova
(un)natural sweetness
A.B.
(un)natural sweetness
A.B.

This is not your world. This is not my world. Nobody’s heard of sex here. Why would they?

A.B.
nurture
Elia
nurture
Elia

a friend has asked me once

who do I find beautiful,

so I said, “those that are natural”,

so I thought, “is it because I myself am not?”,

Elia
by some definition, myself, as late bloomer.
andrea lianne grabowski
by some definition, myself, as late bloomer.
andrea lianne grabowski

but under what sky does this matter, when the maples are

giving us their memory-sweet sap sooner than they ever did?

andrea lianne grabowski
MY ANACONDA DON’T
Ali Ma
MY ANACONDA DON’T
Ali Ma

I don't know why I agreed to this. Skinny dipping at night. Jumping into a body of water naked at night. Who do I think I am? Some white girl in a coming-of-age film? 

Ali Ma
Polyphemus, As Understood by the Aromantic/Asexual Individual
Max Hunt
Polyphemus, As Understood by the Aromantic/Asexual Individual
Max Hunt

In my cave under the mountain, I sing odes / to Nobody,

Max Hunt
landscape8
Rosa Cho
landscape8
Rosa Cho

This piece represents a part of my journey in coming out as asexual...

Rosa Cho
The Black Hole Where Your Heart Should Be

The Black Hole Where Your Heart Should Be
Letting the Water Speak

Letting the Water Speak

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