Danya Lagos

Articles by Danya Lagos:

Abuelita

in Issue 48 | Dear Mom (Jan 2015)

You kept eating the ice chips and saying « ¡Mmmmm! » - The next day you were dead - rolling down the hills of the cemetery - huffing back and forth in the hallway - « Don’t worry, I’m finally leaving » - the blurred border of gray - your wavy jet black hair - cheeks getting flushed - the red checkered curtains - we play these little games of hide and seek - taking dainty little bites - My séance, my rules - This recipe makes two pies

B-Stylers

in Issue 40 | Hold or Be Held (May 2014)

specter of minstrelsy lurking - an infiltration or assault on the female-exclusive conditions - depending on each other at all - one’s white parents - the emphasis on « passing » - the mere possibility of re-thinking them - ethnic dysphoria and subjective interest - a very strange soup that looks nothing like something - to expand or rethink

Radical Hospitality

in Issue 34 | Bait and Switch (Nov 2013)

the artisanal, the crafted, and the shared - precisely how kosher - purchased nods towards conscience - necessary to intervene - MANIFESTO - art of welcoming and caring - at least one actual chair - one collective host - venting, advice, and stir fry - all sorts of noodles will not kill you - These need to have stories