Oh , Wo r d ?

I SSUE 4 / / HOL I DAY EDI T I ON

 Table of Cont ent s

Cover by Safiya W h ar ton

1. Gen Z Ch r istm as W ish List

2. Victor ia Ph am - "Van Kir k Str eet"

3. Tayl or Town es- "A Ch an ge in Season s"

4. Rah een Br idges- "A Letter to San ta"

5-6. Acacia Gr ose & Am ar en i Tor r es- "Total l y

Em bar r assin g"

7. An n ie Nix- "Sl ick Nick , You Devil You "

8. Joh n Br yson - "A Pessim istic View On

Ch r istm as"

9. Ken ya Tr u itt & Kyan a Zayas- "Zodiac Sign s

W h en It Com es to Ch r istm as"

10. Tr u e Ar izol a-Lyon s- "Sh or t Poem For M y

Acn e Cr eam "

Gen Z
Wish List
- DI Y Stick and Poke Kit
- A never-ending amount of- Prevent me fromreaching
paid student loans and a my Britney ?08 Moment
vintage collection of - 90s Wardrobe that looks
Apple products. (Of each thrifty, but isn?t!
color) - Free College, free job, free
- OG Vine money in general.
- Bring Club Penguin back- REAL politicians please
- A S/O that actually - MichelleObama VS
loves and cherishes me and KanyeWest 2020
isn?t afraid of - See the one woman show
commitment. ?SHE-cago?!
- NO MORE CARTOON- One Direction Reunion
REBOOTS. - Juul Pods, Tide Pods, Ear
- Delete TikTok fromthe Pods, Anything Pods
internet. - To be slim-thick
- Bring Stephen Hillenburg- A 60 Year Old Stock
and Stan Lee back Broker?s Credit Card
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 Vict or ia Pham
"Van Kir k St r eet "

I am fr om sar din es in tin s,

3-day ol d r ice,

Th e n ews on at 6 pm ,

an d th e wil l to tr an sfor m .

I am fr om dr eam in g to wal k ou t of th e dar k n ess.

Fr om h ol din g m y an ger in a m etal box,

fr om pu l l in g m y sh ou l der s to stop m ysel f fr om th r owin g

bl ows.

I am fr om r eal izin g th at I am ju st a ch il d,

Th at bl ows ar e on l y con sider ed as h al f m easu r es,

Th at th er e is n oth in g to figh t for if th er e is n oth in g to l ose.

I am fr om l ove, an d dar k n ess.

Fr om tyr an n y an d r espon sibil ity.

Fr om ch an ge an d wish fu l th in k in g, of l u stfu l daydr eam in g.

I am fr om th e str eets of Van Kir k ,

th e basem en t th at tou ch ed m y h ead an d toes.

Th e door wh ich open ed its eyes to m y l on el in ess.

I am fr om cl osin g m y eyes, n ot k n owin g tom or r ow.

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 Taylor Tow nes
"A Change in Seasons"

th e su m m er h as gon e.
th ose n igh ts spen t
tan gl ed u n der you h ave
wash ed away
with r ain an d
fr ozen with sn ow.

th e win ter is h er e.
wh en m y th er m al s
h ave becom e m y sk in .
som etim es i h ave
ch apped l ips, or m y h an ds
cr ack l ik e
pie cr u st.

oth er tim es,

you r war m th coddl es m y ch eek s
fil l s ever y cor n er of m y bein g
wr aps m y h ear t in
tal k s by th e fir e
an d m y body in
cash m er e.

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 Raheen Br idges

"A Let t er t o Sant a"

Dear M r.Cl au s,

Fir st an d for em ost, I?d l ik e to com m en d you for stan din g on th e

fr on t l in es of th e str u ggl e for h eal th y body im age/ body stan dar ds in
ou r cu l tu r e. You wer e th e fir st of m an y cel ebr ities to tak e a stan d on
th e issu e.

H owever , I can n ot an d wil l n o l on ger su ppor t you , or r ath er you r

par ticipation in m ass capital ization on you r r el igiou s an d cu l tu r al
in fl u en ce. I am su r e (becau se you k n ow if th ey've been bad or good,)
you ar e awar e of n u m er ou s cor por ation s?u til ization of you r n am e, as
wel l as you r br an d, to pr om ote th eir own pr odu cts. Yet th er e h as been
n o n ews of an y copyr igh t in fr in gem en t su its. Th ese facts con sider ed,
it can on l y be assu m ed th at you h ave sign ed over th ese r igh ts an d in
doin g so h ave sol d ou t . I ask : H ow can you pr esen t you r sel f as a
pr ou d l on g stan din g com m u n ist figu r e, an d pr oceed to act on su ch
abom in abl e avar ice? I m u st say: I have never been so l et down by on e
of m y h er oes. For year s I h ave defen ded you again st accu sation of
br eak in g an d en ter in g, adu l ter y,an d al l an d an y oth er sl an der ization s
by th e pr ess, bu t I in for m you , M r. Cl au s, you h ave been scr atch ed
fr om m y n ice l ist.

Per h aps you ar e th in k in g W hat is one follower , one suppor ter

to m illions all over the wor ld? If th ose ar e in deed you r tr u e feel in gs,
th en you wer e n ever th e m an I th ou gh t you wer e.

W ith ou t joy or jol l y,

Rah een Br idges

P.S. Som e in tegr ity for Ch r istm as wou l d be l ovel y.

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 Annie Nix
"Slick Nick , You Devil You"
Con tr ar y to popu l ar bel ief, th e Nor th Pol e is actu al l y

beh in d a vel vet cu r tain in th e back of Th e Copper Lou n ge, a

jazz cl u b own ed by Nick y M yr a h im sel f. Nick y can be fou n d

beh in d th is cu r tain , u su al l y in a pair of l eath er boots with a

cigar between h is teeth . H is h at is em br oider ed with th e

cu r sive wor d ?Nau gh ty?, an d h is fol ded v-n eck col l ar dips

down to th e m iddl e of h is ster n u m , exposin g h is cu r l y ch est

h air an d a gol d ch ain . To get beh in d th e cu r tain r equ ir es few

r u l es for m en , an d n on e for wom en . Bu t on e r u l e is r igid;

an yon e to com e to th e Nor th Pol e m u st cal l h im St. Nick .

Som e dan cer s wear r ed l atex su its, oth er s wear

decor ative m istl etoes on th eir fr on t, back , an d bu st. Gin ger

Br ead, h owever , is th e Nor th Pol e?s m ost popu l ar dan cer , with

gu m dr ops ar r an ged in to a stick y bik in i. St. Nick su ggested h is

dan cer s wear on l y a coat of m el ted wax, ?To be m or e

in cl u sive,? h e expl ain ed, bu t th e weath er cal l s for at l east on e

l ayer of tin sel . Th e bu il din g is power ed en tir el y by coal , so

m isbeh avior year r ou n d l eaves Th e Copper Lou n ge with

vir tu al l y n o h eat. Needl ess to say, th e Nor th Pol e isn ?t for th e

n ice k ids. As St. Nick l ik es to say, l et?s pou r on e ou t for th e

n au gh ty on es.

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 John Br yson
"A Pessimist ic View On Chr ist mas"

Dear San ta,

Can you stop br eak in g m y f*ck in g ch im n ey wh en

you com e down ? Jesu s Ch r ist you cost m e tr ipl e of

wh at you br in g in gifts. I LEAVE TH E FRONT DOOR

UNLOCKED! I don ?t car e h ow m an y year s you ?ve

been doin g th is. No on e even h as ch im n eys an ym or e!

Th ey?r e al l cem en ted in ! Is th at wh at I h ave to do?!

Bel ieve m e I l ik e wh at we?ve h ad goin g an d I l ik e m y

ch im n ey al l fir ed u p bu t so h el p m e god I?l l do it. Oh

an d I wou l d al so l ik e to addr ess th e n ote you l eft l ast

year. W h at th e f*ck is wr on g with Or eos? You too

good for m y Or eos n ow? I?d bet th ey?d be good

en ou gh for M r s. Cl au s! I?m sor r y,th at was a l ow bl ow.

An yway,ju st m ak in g su r e you get you r sh *t togeth er.

Don ?t m ak e m e cal l cor por ate.

-Sin cer el y,Tim fr om accou n tin g.

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 Zodi ac Si gns . . . .
When i t c omes t o Chr i s t mas .
Tries t o kidn ap San t a Claus:
Gemin i, A ries, Scorpio, Leo

Open s gif t s t he n ight bef ore

an d pret en ds t o be surprised
w hen t hey receiv e t hem:
Taurus, Libra, Virgo, A quarius

Eat in g t he Christ mas din n er:

Capricorn , Pisces, Can cer,
Sagit t arius

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 Tr ue Ar izola-Lyons
"Shor t Poem For My Acne Cr eam"

M y favor ite Fr en ch r adio station pl ays

as I sear ch for ph otos of l ak es in th e
win ter is
wh en m y sk in n eeds you th e m ost.
Th e col d of m y wood fl oor r em in ds m e
to pick you u p,
l et you sin k in to m e wh il e th e sn ow fal l s.
I l ove ever y par t of you , al l of you r
cetyl dim eth icon e, m agn esiu m
al u m in u m sil icate, xan th an gu m , sodiu m
citr ate, disodiu m edta, citr ic acid,
m eth yl par aben , pr opyl par aben , ben ton ite,
gl ycer yl l au r ate.
Oh m y bel oved,
Neu tr ogen a Rapid Cl ear.

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 Edit or s
Rah een Br idges Victor ia Ph am
Joh n Br yson Ciar a Ragan
Lau r en Bu r ton Al iyah Rios
Cath y Ch an Zu zan n a
Rzotk iewicz
Acacia Gr ose
H aby Sow
Tr in ity H or n e Am ar en i Tor r es
Rash aya Joh n son Tayl or Town es
Tim m y Lawr en ce Ken ya Tr u itt
An an da Lon g Em il y Tu r n er
An n ie Nix Kyan a Zayas

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