Azia Armstead
Margery Hannah
Thea Matthews
About a Girl
The Literary Purveyor is pleased to bring a collection of seven poems by Thea Matthews. These poems hold grit and anguish in one breath. We will start off with "About a Girl." Read now.
Four Women and a Funeral: Re-writing Sex and The City, Season 2 (PART ONE)
Samantha ArriozolaBut what if...? Your Serial Lover, Samantha Arriozola reimagines season two of Sex and The City, with Four Women and a Funeral: Re-writing Sex and The City, Season 2 (PART ONE). Check it out now.
Searching
Shondella UmehHe walked uptown/ He walked downtown/ He walked to the mountaintop/ and back down to the valley/ He been walking
Love Triangles, Ghosts & Matriarchy: A Serial Lover Conversation with María Alejandra Barrios Veléz
By Samantha Arriozola The types of friends you can always return to are those you meet under specific circumstances. As we grow older, these circumstances are often work-related. Having mutual dislike of that one manager at the office or being underpaid and overworked in your late twenties. The first time…
Shooter
I held hope and no grudges when it came to my father. When he did come to see us, I’d dash down the stairs and leap into his arms. He’d scoop me up to meet his face and I was blissful; we’d start anew with each reunion.
“The opposite of a suicide note is an affirmation”: A Serial Lover Conversation with Mikey Cody Apollo
By Samantha Arriozola You can often catch Mikey Murry (she/they) on Instagram hyping up an artist friend or two, or posting a new eyeliner design. But on Friday the 16th, just two days after Valentine’s, you could find Mikey waiting for her interviewer to let them into the Zoom call.…
Making Roasted Potatoes
Ayah Al-MasyabiJoin 17-year-old Ayah Al-Masyabi, a high school junior living in Colorado, as she explores culture, identity, race and family through the preparation of a favorite dish–roasted potatoes.
All Dolled Up
Samantha Arriozola is back! From ghosting to the first “I love you,” her new column Serial Lover explores the nuances of dating and relationships — platonic, romantic, and not quite either. Check out her latest piece, All Dolled Up.
Affirmation
Shanai WilliamsBy Shanai Williams Loved.I want to be loved.At times I feel so far from it.And I say “at times” because I don’t want to put the wrong phrases into the universe.Because it feels like no matter how many times I writeAnd sayAnd preach that I am loved,In whispers or shouts,…
Baby Girl
By Samantha Arriozola 2021 My jaw locked when we kissed, and he massaged the sides of my face like we had done this before. We laughed like an old couple having a silly time together, a summer montage moment in the movie where the light is warm and the orgasms…