A red, green, and yellow piece of playground equipment with images of wheelchairs engraved on the side.

Inclusive Playground Features That Make a Difference

Playgrounds should be many things: joyful, chaotic (the good kind!), and full of laughter. What they should never be is exclusive. Incorporating inclusive playground features that make a difference isn’t just about compliance checklists—it’s about creating spaces where every child feels seen, valued, and free to play. Physical Accessibility Is Just the Beginning When most […]

Romance Meets Resistance

The following has been graciously provided by the author William Meehan and Project Publicity. Anthony Bawn’s “Almost Us” turns a one-night stand into a battle over love, legacy, and belonging. For more than a decade, Anthony Bawn has carved out space in an industry that often asks queer creators of color to shrink, soften, or simplify their […]

Amish Alchemy

Poet James Schwartz (author of the Lambda Literary Award-nominated The Literary Party: Growing Up Gay and Amish in America, 2011) returns to Alien Buddha Press with a sparkling collection of poetry mining his Amish heritage into gold. Through a raw autobiographical haiku sequence and love sonnets, Schwartz confronts homophobic religious intolerance and loss, death, and […]

Wasteland

All photos used in this article are by (c) Andrew Zaeh, East Deck Creative, Inc. Wasteland, an art novel by Jason Haaf and Scooter LaForge, is a place you can sink into or try to leave. It is a time when you fall into lust and become glued; it can be a trap or an […]