I never knew my lola. Every few months, I would hear her voice crackle through the phone from the other side of the Earth. On the mantel, I would see…
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NAME TAGS #12: How To Make a Name For Yourself
by Guest Contributor August 30, 2018[Image: Sara Williams, shitfuck] By Sara Williams Be nobody. You are infinite space, pearly everlasting, a perfect, pure moment. Now, this: get in the bedroom and watch the dance—put a…
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NAME TAGS #11: 13 Ways of Looking at Liena
by Guest Contributor July 23, 2018[Photo by Liena Vayzman, Untitled Self Portrait (Eye to Eye), 2018.] By Liena Vayzman 1. Anagram of Alien 2. Rhymes with Siena or Vienna. Take your choice: the sun-saturated South…
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NAME TAGS #10: my father’s son
by Guest Contributor March 1, 2018By Logan February A name is something given, passed like a note that was never meant to be read because the receiver already knows what it says. But I…
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NAME TAGS #10: Happy Holidays
by Guest Contributor December 19, 2017by H. Melt Hi, you’ve reached H. Melt. I can’t come to the phone right now. If you leave a message, I’ll get back to you as soon as…
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NAME TAGS #9: But Alcy’s a Girl’s Name
by Alcy Leyva December 7, 2017I’ve come to the conclusion that no matter how many Twitter followers I nab, how many degrees I earn, or even how many times I file my taxes, when it…
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NAME TAGS #7: contrapuntal name tag
by Guest Contributor October 5, 2017By K[EI] Kaimana Art by Kristen Stone Note: This contrapuntal poem is best read on screen sizes with a width of 770 pixels or greater. Smaller screen sizes may rearrange lines into…
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NAME TAGS #6: Patron Saints
by Guest Contributor September 21, 2017By Julia Dauer Photograph courtesy Julia Dauer My mother got my name from a movie. Julia came out in 1977, eleven years before I was born. It starred Vanessa Redgrave…
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NAME TAGS #5: How Naming My Family’s White Supremacy Led Me to Change My Own Name
by Guest Contributor September 7, 2017By Jessie Daniels I changed my name after I discovered a book, and a family secret, on my great aunt’s bookshelf. “Why do you have this book, Aunt Marie?” I…
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NAME TAGS #4: Legal Names, Family Names
by Guest Contributor August 2, 2017Editor’s note: This column is part of a series called Name Tags, about issues related to names and naming. You can find the original Call for Submissions here. Art by…
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NAME TAGS #2: ‘Bout My Gov’ment Name—
by Guest Contributor June 8, 2017(the writer first day of Kindergarten: julius-james dodd circa 1997) Editor’s note: This column is part of a series called Name Tags, about issues related to names and naming. You can…
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Name Tags #1: Fursonas
by Guest Contributor May 11, 2017Editor’s note: This column is part of a new series called Name Tags, about issues related to names and naming. You can find the original Call for Submissions here. Art…
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Call for Submissions: Name Tags
by M./Maybe Henry Milks April 13, 2017[art by Kristen Stone] Hello! My Name Is Maybe Henry Milks, aka/fka Megan Milks, for now. I am pleased to introduce you to Name Tags, a new column devoted to…
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Session Report: Darkest Night and Naming
by Byron Alexander Campbell June 20, 2015Session Report is a monthly series that explores the intersection of narrative and broader themes of game design by focusing on a specific tabletop game each month. This month’s game…