Letter From the Editor
By Coltrane Curtis
we the people
By Kika Howze, Derick Beresford, Brian Martinez, & Faith Lee
Follow Their Eyes
By Jarrett Cobbs
I Don’t Know if I’m Coming Across,
but I’m Really Trying
By Courtney Preiss
but I’m Really Trying
Serving the People: An Interview with Lucien Smith
By Christa Tarnoviski & Frankie Caracciolo
Community, Culture, & Content:
The Rise of OnlyFans
By Janelle Wallace
Leading the Next Generation from Home with Daniel P. Calderon
By Ryan Staley
Tarot Cards of Hope
By Jade Babolcsay
What a Time to forget the Hype community
By Greg Bruce
Jordan Wears Sneakers, Too
By James Novick-Smith
A Class of Their Own: Life in a Quarantine Classroom
By Maya Cooper
Living in Limbo
By Emily Edson
Of Shepherd, Sheep & the Herd
By Miles DeSouza
Lessons from Dad AKA Mr. Chung
By Heidi Chung
understory
By Yurong Wu
Baggage: An Introduction
By Frankie Caracciolo
Masthead
Editor-in-Chief
Coltrane CurtisManaging Editor
Frankie CaraccioloCreative Director
Jeffrey WeberArt Direction & Design
Beau MurphyContributors
Writers: Brian Martinez, Christa Tarnoviski, Coltrane Curtis, Courtney Preiss, Derick Beresford, Emily Edson, Faith Lee, Frankie Caracciolo, Greg Bruce, Heidi Chung, James Novick-Smith, Janelle Wallace, Jarrett Cobbs, Kika Howze, Maya Cooper, Miles DeSouza & Ryan StaleyIllustrators: Ashley Peña, C.J. Robinson, Emily Edson, Dana Veraldi, Dale Edwin Murray, Haméd, Jade Babolcsay, Liz Barclay, Liza Hale Doyle, Melissa Middleberg, Phile, Sophia Chang, Steven Harrington, Sunflowerman, Tara Johnson & Yurong Wu