Dorothy Chan’s Editor’s Note: Happy 2nd Birthday, Honey
Happy 2nd Birthday, Honey Literary. Opening the issue is a Birthday Triple Sonnet by Editor in Chief Dorothy Chan.
Hybrid: “Patriarchy” by Vi Khi Nao
The legendary Vi Khi Nao’s “Patriarchy” leads us into our 4th issue. What does feminism in the year 2040 mean?
Poetry: “do you hit him: a multiverse” by Monica Kim
“you recount this childhood memory. you write a poem about it.” Welcome to “DO YOU HIT HIM?: a multiverse” by Monica Kim.
Poetry: Two Poems by Grace Shuyi Liew
“Our pleasure just that uncontainable. We roost inside reels of film” — a love poem set.
Sex, Kink, and the Erotic: “My Dining Room Is A Dungeon” by Tijanna O. Eaton
“I’d built an Altar to Black kink because I was leading a workshop on introducing self-identified Black women to kink, so I dragged out practically every toy…”
Essays: “a complete family / hstry” by Sarah Cavar
“We all made a point of forgetting the period while eating. Just hours ago, I had screamed as if strangled, and my grandmother had found me with my summer dress hiked up and underwear around my knees.”
Animals: Four Pieces by Ayshe-Mira Yashin
The Sapphic Enchantress Tarot Deck was made with the intention of creating a card system that could resonate with an audience especially consisting of people of marginalised genders and sexual orientations.
Sex, Kink, and the Erotic: “Tribal Map” by Stephanie Jean
“it is of interest to me / that morrocan-wool races knits against conspicuous colors / fabrics are of interest to me / concerned citizens”
Poetry: Two Poems by Rajiv Mohabir
“My love it’s raining— / This song inside me, a seed, and you” — Oh goodness, Rajiv Mohabir
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Valentines: “[John]” by Brian Seungheon Kim
For John who’s probably somewhere smoking an American Spirit.
Poetry: Two Poems by Jose Hernandez Diaz
Two tattoo poems by the legend himself, Jose Hernandez Diaz.
Animals: “What Your Grandfather Said When Your Father Asked If He Wanted To See America” by Leena Soman Navani
“It’s a coincidence you were born
a sea goat, head of horns, fishtail” — Leena Soman Navani, thank you for this majesty.
Poetry: “Jesus Year” by Derrick Austin
on my 33rd birthday — a gorgeous poem by the wonderful Derrick Austin
Hybrid: “The Bimbofication of Grief” by Angel Leyba
“My grief is a slut it
Hooked up with five people
In one week, once”
Hybrid: “DIY MISTRANSLATIONS OF FAYE WONG’S ‘NI KUAI LE (SUO YI WO KUAI LE)’” by Shay X. Gee
LA LA LA LA . . .
LA LA LA LA . . .
[Shay X. Gee’s use of brackets is *chef’s kiss*]
Rants & Raves: “SEETHING WITH QUEER SENSUALITY: A Book Review of Arrive In My Hands by Trinidad Escobar” by Elsa Valmidiano
The brilliant Elsa Valmidiano raves Trinidad Escobar’s Queer erotic comics!
Poetry: “A Triple Sonnet for the Lost” by jason b. crawford
“a hymn out of a boi/a dress/a frozen tongue” — it’s time for a Triple Sonnet
Valentines: “Petition” by Shakeema Smalls
“The tradition of my cosmic body; an outer star at the peak of my brow” — Shakeema Smalls gives us the infinite volta.
Valentines: “Ode to Crispy Salmon Skin” by River 瑩瑩 Dandelion
“the salt sprinkled delicately across” — it’s time for sensory overload