Addie wears their hair short, with mismatched eternal knot earrings with tails, a blue and white polka-dotted bowtie, a colorful dress shirt, and a blazer.
Addie Tsai (founder & co-captain)
(any/all) is a queer nonbinary artist and writer of color who teaches creative writing at William & Mary. He received her Master of Fine Arts from the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College and their PhD in Dance from Texas Woman's University. They teach in Regis University’s Mile High MFA Program in Creative Writing and formerly taught at Goddard College’s MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts. Addie collaborated with Dominic Walsh Dance Theater on Victor Frankenstein and Camille Claudel, among others. Addie is the author of Dear Twin and Unwieldy Creatures, which is a Shirley Jackson Awards finalist for Best Novel. She is the Senior Prose Acquisitions Editor for Abode Press and Fiction co-Editor and Editor of Features & Reviews at Anomaly. Find them on Twitter @addiebrook and Instagram @addieisunwieldy.
Addie likes: color as the point instead of the accent, ballgowns and waistcoats, men’s oxfords and tango heels, seersucker bowties, ruffled shirts, dandy collars, and mixing patterns.
☼ virgo ↑ libra ☽ capricorn
jj has curly hair, and wears glasses, pink lipstick, a jacket, and a pink shirt.
jj rowan (co-captain, sew what, not what it seams)
jj rowan (they/them) is a queer nonbinary writer and dancer working in a web of fusion-based movement practices, diary, correspondence & collaboration, intuitive ritual, traveling scraps of paper, and, most recently, in a treehouse in a little wooded corner of New Hampshire. Their chapbook, a simple verb, is available from Bloof Books. Find them at www.jayjayrowan.com and on Instagram: @stepswritely
jj likes: monochromatics, bolo ties, pattern mixing, overalls, body armor jewelry, cropped t-shirts & slacks, toddler-inspired oufits, and thrifted everything.
☼ capricorn ↑ virgo ☽ aries
Jo has dark curly hair, purple lipstick, a patterned collar, purple glasses, and neck tattoos.
Jo davis-mcelligatt (manivestoes)
Jo Davis-McElligatt is queer black woman and mama to the best kid ever. She is the co-editor of three collections: Narratives of Marginalized Identities in Higher Education: Inside and Outside the Academy; Narrating History, Home, and Nation: Critical Essays on Edwidge Danticat; and BOOM! @*#&! Splat: Comics and Violence. She is currently writing her first monograph, Black and Immigrant: The New African Diaspora in American Literature after 1965. Find her on Twitter: @jcdmce.
Jo likes: bright primary colors, rompers and jumpsuits, whimsical patterns, African wax cloth prints, big glasses, sandals, eclectic handbags and backpacks, thrifted dresses, peplum shirts, embroidery, large necklaces, interesting sleeves, and vintage textiles.
☼ gemini ↑ scorpio ☽ leo
Kirin wears glasses, purple lipstick, and wears a purple v-neck shirt, with shoulder-length dark hair.
Kirin Khan (manivestoes)
(she/her) is a writer living in Oakland, CA who calls Albuquerque, New Mexico her hometown, and Peshawar, Pakistan her homeland. She is grateful for fellowships from PEN America Emerging Voices, SF Writers Grotto, AWP's Writer to Writer program, and SJSU's Steinbeck Fellowship, and residencies from the Vermont Studio Center and Tin House. Her essay “Tight” was nominated by Nat. Brut for a 2018 Pushcart Prize. Her work has appeared in Corporeal Khora, The Margins, Your Impossible Voice, 7x7.LA and elsewhere. Find her on Twitter: @kirinjaan, and her work at kirinkhan.com.
Kirin likes: ridiculous coats, textures, fringe, boots, silk, cashmere, velvet, linen depending on the season, ruffles, tassels, fringe, bright colors, unexpected patterns, and DRESSES.
☼ aquarius ↑ libra ☽ aquarius
Sky has geometric eye makeup under their left eye, small hoop earrings, short dark hair.
Sky Cubacub (cancel & gretel)
(they/them) is a non-binary disabled Filipinx queer from Chicago, IL. Rebirth Garments is their clothing line for the full spectrum of gender, size and ability. They maintain the notion of Radical Visibility, a celebratory movement based on unapologetically flaunting our bodies through the use of bright colors, exuberant fabrics, and innovative designs. Sky was named 2018 Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Tribune and is a 2019/2020 Kennedy Center Citizen Artist and a Disability Futures Fellow. Rebirth Garments has been featured in Teen Vogue, Nylon, Playboy, the New York Times and many more! Find them on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter @rebirthgarments.
Sky Likes: Chainmaille, scalemaille, tailcoat suits, color blocked unitards, power clashing business queer lqqks, creepers, platforms and wearing headwear at all time.
☼ libra ↑ leo ☽ aries
felix salmoran
first mate, print production coordinator
Felix Salmoran (he/him) is a Mixtec writer, musician, tattoo fanatic, and sustainable fashion enthusiast. He has authored and edited a number of zines, and firmly believes that anything can be made into a zine. His poetry won the 2019 Academy of American Poets Collegiate Prize, and his writing appears in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Underground Magazine, Makeout Creek Magazine, just femme & dandy, and others. He lives on occupied Powhatan land with his partner, chosen family, and 2 cats.
Felix likes: denim, flames, chains, woven textiles of all kinds, large-scale patterns, zippers, buckles, monochromatic looks
☼ libra ↑ libra ☽ cancer
sg huerta
fat + furious
SG Huerta (they/he) is a queer Xicanx writer from Dallas. They are the Poetry Editor of Abode Press, a nonfiction co-editor for ANMLY, and a memoir reader for Split Lip Magazine. SG is the author of two poetry chapbooks, The Things We Bring with Us (Headmistress Press 2021) and Last Stop (Defunkt Magazine 2023). They are a 2023 Roots Wounds Words Fellow, and their work has appeared in Houston City Hall, The Offing, Split Lip Magazine, Infrarrealista Review, and elsewhere. They live in Texas with their partner and two cats in a home full of books and coffee mugs. They write about trans and/or literary things in their newsletter, trans poetica. Find them at sghuertawriting.com.
SG likes: layers, queer graphic tees, thrifted flannel, bordado mexicano, statement earrings.
☼ sagittarius ↑ cancer ☽ leo
monica hunasikatti
genderfuckery
Monica Hunasikatti is an information professional living in Central Virginia. She earned a Bachelor’s from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master’s in Library and Information Studies. Monica currently works as an advocate for folks in the LGBTQ+ community experiencing violence. She hopes to integrate these skills into libraries in order to create more culturally aware and accessible public spaces.
Monica likes: Colors, colors, colors!, nerdwear (think Artist's Alley finds), bold patterns, big heels; “Higher the heels, the closer to God,” accessories—earrings, wigs, quirky bags, necklaces, rings, incorporating styles that reflect [my] culture: Bindis, Desi earrings, Hindu God iconography.
☼ capricorn ↑ sagittarius ☽ gemini