PINSTRIPED ZINE - Writers: Issue 7

morgan parent

5/19/2018

"I'm Morgan. I'm a strategic communication student aspiring to end up somewhere in the music industry on the marketing side of things. I like to think I'm pretty well balanced, but who couldn't use more art in their life? For some reason a lot of people think they know me (doppelgangers, where ya at?) so... if I already have a familiar face, I might as well earn a familiar name to go with it.
Treat yourself kindly and check in on your friends!"

Twitter: @morganRparent
Instagram: @morgan_parent

Break
It is a job well done if the written word makes the reader uncomfortable.
Embrace the nonconformity.
Revel in the release from social stigma.

Channa Goldman

5/18/2018

"My name is Channa Goldman, and I am a 19 year old writer from Upstate New York.
My work has appeared in Rookie Mag, Teen Ink, and Grlmag.com.

With Setina's, six words are circulated throughout the piece in a different manner, all appearing at new points within the stanza's each time. This piece is a confession and declaration of autonomy and self-examination in the face of an eating disorder. I felt a Sestina understands the repetitive cycle that follows the pain felt from someone suffering from ED, and I wanted to use it for the purpose of emulating how much of an inescapable "repetition" this kind of a suffering is. Although so it seems so promising that the toxic thought process repeats itself throughout the course of the day, towards the end, I express hope towards the strength of all individuals such as myself in overcoming these battles. I also express rejection in the face of my disorder ,and to all of the people suffering with their own difficulties, I hope all of our lives can do the same."

Instagram: @jewlishious

(trigger warning)

Joanna Medina

5/18/2018

"My name is Joanna and I'm a 19 years old college student. I am currently pursing a degree in Art/Illustration in Vista, CA. I consider myself a pretty creative gal since I love to write, make art, and music. I would say I have a pretty modern writing style since most of my poems are heavily influenced by people I've met. I also really love to rhyme in my poems (if you couldn't tell). Although I started writing as a form of self expression I had a few people that really admired my work, so I started to make my poems slightly more vague and people were able to relate to them. I've been writing for the past 4 years now, but I'm still a little new to performing. Although the poetry community in San Diego is extremely welcoming."

Instagram: @psychoticfoxes

Nourish me
I can see the sound waves in your voice every time you sing.
Unfortunately that’s the last recollection that would ever be meaningful to me.
I think I’d appreciate you more from a distance
Because if I’m distilled in your crowd,
Then I won’t get hurt by the feedback in your sound.
I think there will always be something written in-between the lines
And maybe you’ll still search for my sign in the stars.
I can’t really remember if you were a Scorpio or a Sagittarius,
But I’m pretty sure it was mentioned that we were too different.
Destined to collide.

Lucy Earle

5/18/2018

Lucy Earle, 18. Born and raised in Toronto and currently studying my second year specializing in Acting at Concordia University in Montreal.
"I attended ‘Etobicoke School of the Arts’, an arts based High School in the west end of Toronto. There I majored in Drama and focused on creative writing and performance. The artistic priority of my young adulthood revolves around experimentation and crafting a work ethic which will help me succeed in improving my creative process."

lol.lucy@hotmail.com

Instagram: @lu.phe

Anamaria Varga

5/18/2018

"I'm 18 years old, I live in Slovenia and I am studying theatre and drama. What I want from life is just a chance to get more sleep."

cherimaria.tumblr.com
Instagram: @jebesve

(TRIGGER WARNING - & WRITING PIECES CONTAIN NSFW TOPICS)

Avery Parrott

5/18/2018

Avery Parrott is an 18 year old high school student from Redondo Beach, California. She performs her poetry weekly at Coffee Cartel and enjoys writing in her journal.

Instagram + Twitter: @veryparrot

SERIAL CRUSHING is a taxing sport
and i’ve become a pro
batting 400 in terms of absolute infatuation
i’ve risen above the status quo

and i hate it with every part of me
that isn’t reserved for fantasy, daydream nation
mastering the art of the crush
with every new iteration

this feeling isn’t sustainable
but far too familiar to let go
obsessive compulsive, romantic, and repulsive
short of breath, and low

SARAH ALSHIMARY

5/18/2018

Sarah is a teenager from Las Vegas, NV that advocates feeling whatever. She is into most types music, unconventional art, and writing that makes her want to cry. She also isn't big on biographies.

Instagram: @sarlsh

Zoot
Use your body as a way to
Pledge solidarity Conflict and contestation
Of the Invisible Man Depicted as un-American
See me
Hear me
Forget me
Here I am
The politics of refusal
Colored nights and Municipal pools
A big-haired whore
Of the rhetoric on war Stripped dignity
See me
Hear me
Forget me
Here I am

Ruby Elizabeth

5/18/2018

"I enjoy writing because it gives me an escape from the reality of living, it just helps me cope with life and school."

Instagram: @writingismyfood

Why?
i don’t care anymore
i can’t hold on anymore
i don’t love anymore
i can’t breathe anymore
where’s the point to all of this?
where are we all going?
we live by society’s rule
only to be struck down
by society’s rule
since when do we all follow a pattern
a pattern that can’t be broken
for if it’s broken the world shall fall
a world where we hold in our own emotions, just as we are told
go to school, stay healthy, get good grades, pay attention
the same thing over and over with no breaks
stuck in this cell with no freedom
what is the point?
we aren’t allowed to live
to feel
to love
at even a slight break in the mold, we are outcasts forced to either pretend or let our lives change forever
people’s perspectives forever changed
because of one thought voiced aloud
one simple poem running around in my head written down raised two questions of insanity
two questions
two questions stating that I didn’t fit the norm and i need help
when trying to to escape
i am told i am lazy
when I am trying so hard to hold on to the surface that you call reality