Monday, July 4, 2016Issue 10.01LDOC free art

The Habit of WinningPhotographs by Megan Magill

SPORTS SPORTSPoetry by Hannah McHugh

it’s only chill to give ur lover a bunch of love poems for as long as u didn’t writethem!!!!!!!1-(/((((((///:(:::::::::::::::::::

WE’RE SITTING AROUND, TALKING ABOUTESTROGEN AND TESTOSTERONE, BUT WE’RE NOTAND WE’RE JUST TALKING ABOUT “ART.” TODAYSOMEONE BESIDE MYSELF REMINDED THE WHOLEROOM ABOUT ENERGY. LIKE, HOW THERE SEEMSTO BE A FINITE AMOUNT HERE, AND IT’S ALWAYSON THE RUN? THE THOUGHT WENT SOMETHINGLIKE ONCE UPON A TIME, OUR BONES WEREJUST MINERALS THAT DECIDED TOCRYSTALLIZE. THERE’S AGENCY IN THE SHITWE’RE MADE OF U KNO? NOW LET’S TALK ABOUTPAINTINGS. THERE ARE OBJECTS DESERVING OFPUNISHMENT AND OBJECTS DESERVING OF LOVEAND WE’VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THATBOUNDARIES ARE POROUS. LET’S TALK ABOUTDOGS. LIKE WHEN U STILL HAVE THE URGE TOWRAP UP CERTAIN CONVERSATIONS AS IF THEY RBOUQUETS OF ROSES JUST 2 LEAVE THEM ON HISOLD FRONT PORCH? YA, I STILL THINK ABOUTGHOSTS, EVEN IF IM GROWING OUT OF THEM. IT’SNOT A GRAVE IF ITS RECYCLABLE, RIGHT? IT’S JUSTCOMMON KNOWLEDGE. HONESTLY, PERSONHOODIS EXHAUSTING, BUT HAVING A CRUSH ON U ISLIKE HEAVEN. (I KNOW I SHOULD BE TERRIFIED!)

“WHO EVENIS SADIEHAWKINS?”Two points on my chest are tightening. This is ur limphand, no palm, teaching my thigh to mind itself in 44ºFunder wet sheets. This is me: i’m spilling black tea allover a floppy keyboard. I’m humming a song thatsounds like the fall again but doesn’t have arecognizable chord progression. Hey, where’d u learn 2 blink like that anyways?

U k no 150w

rLLYWASN’TTHAT

LONG AGO

ButWE SHOULD SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP

ABOUT IT SOMETIME!?

i’m on the porch again.

i’m telling a boy i won’t lose it this time.

MY FIRSTSUBTWEET ABTU INVOLVED HOWEMBARRASSED IWOULD B

IF WE EVRSMOOCHED N ULATER FOUNDOUT

THAT I ONLY EATFRUIT W/ HONEY.

GALLONSOF

HONEY

IF U LEAVE IT ALONE THE COCONUT OIL WON’T COMEOUT OF THE RUG.

THIS US: A DESKTOP FOLDER RENAMED “COURTSHIP” / AJPEG OF TAN FINGERTIPS N A COLDDRINK AGAINST MYNAVEL MID-JULY W THE FLASH ON / A PAPER SWAN AND

RUBBER BAND NAILED TO THE WALL REAL GOOD.

SOMETIMES THEY AREN’T OUR CATS BUT WE STILL PETTHEM LIKE THEY MIGHT BE.

HERE COME THE INQUIRIES.

MAYBE U CAN TAKE MY MAKEUP OFF?

LAY THE CLOTHES OUT ON THE COUCH? THERE ARE SOMANY WORDS LEFT TO SAY UNTIL WE’RE FULL BUT FORNOW THERE IS STILL ROOM IN ME FOR ONE LAST PROM.

WHATEVER UR ASKING THE ANSWER IS YES.

idfc if it’s raining

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Megan Magill is an artist based in Chicago and Maine. She is currently an MFA candidate at Maine Media College with an anticipated graduation date of Nov 2016. Her work has been exhibited nationally and featured on F-Stop Magazine. Float magazine and the Curated Fridge. megan-magill.com Hannah McHugh is a interdisciplinary artist and writer. Born in Baltimore but raised in southeastern Virginia, she now lives + works in Chicago where she will soon complete her undergrad studies at SAIC. She primarily makes work about space and boys. Right now, she’s interested in sports as a “concept.” You’ve probably seen her on Tinder. hannahmchugh.com

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