Our April issue has arrived! Read here: pitheadchapel.com/2025/04/01/volume-14-issue-4/ Words: NATALIE VILLACORTA @irrellavent.bsky.social @melissabowers.bsky.social CARLY ALAIMO ALLISON KIRKLAND @pyontek.bsky.social OLIVIA BROCHU AL ORTOLANI AUGUST REID Cover art: ALEXANDER LIMAREV

Volume 14, Issue 4

COVER ART BY Alexander Limarev   FICTION RHETORICAL ANALYSIS: RE: PLEASE CALL ME. MOM IS UPSET AND WON’T SAY WHY BY NATALIE VILLACORTA AFTERSHOCK BY ELLA HORMEL TWO CELIAS CROSS PATHS BY MELIS…

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This seems like a good time to remind folks of what Hannah Arendt once wrote:

Over 1.25 million people have signed a petition in support of anti-war student activist Mahmoud Khalil, targeted by the Trump administration. Demonstrations in solidarity are being called in many cities. actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

the answer is "I want to speak to a lawyer/my union rep." then you shut the fuck up. that's always the answer.

✪ Gray Skies Ahead ✪@jongraywb.blacksky.app · 2y ago

If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them. Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.

This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️

How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood

Here’s a step-by-step guide.

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I put together a starter pack of media outlets that are independent, worker-owned and reader funded. They cover local beats, politics, science, culture, technology and more. I also made a list of those that are on Bluesky, if that's more your jam bsky.app/profile/did:...

A gentle reminder that your attention is a form of currency. Spend it wisely.

My short story “Dragon” is newly out in @anotherchicagomag.bsky.social Deep thanks to the editors for supporting this weird and slightly gruesome story 🐈‍⬛

Another Chicago Magazine@anotherchicagomag.bsky.social · 2y ago

"I wasn’t blameless. I’d slammed doors, I’d yelled. One time, I threw a plate against the wall and it shattered. But when someone hits you, you leave." - “Dragon,” by @pyontek.bsky.social. With art by @cactus-ghoul.bsky.social. anotherchicagomagazine.net/2025/01/14/d...

I've seen a lot of posts lately saying that to support a library, you should get a card. Other things you can do: 1. Be promiscuous in using that card 2. Go to board meetings 3. Join the Friends 4. Demand the books that represent you, you can challenge absent books as much as present ones 5. Donate

Starbucks Workers United baristas will begin escalating strikes through Christmas Eve beginning in 3 of Starbucks’ most important markets: Seattle, LA, and Chicago. We are calling on allies to join us at 3 "anchor" picket lines TODAY, Dec. 20th. Each day, we'll announce more locations!

"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened." —Nikki Giovanni 💔 #poem #poems #poetry

Hello from Boston, MA