BY LISA MARIE BASILE
In the past year (from 2017-2018), readers have returned over and over to certain articles, essays, and poems here at Luna Luna, and we wanted to showcase some of those reader favorites. (To us, everything we publish is our favorite). We also included articles that resonated with our audience in profound ways, like generating a lot of dialogue or those that took part in a larger social conversation. We’ve included pieces by both staff and non-staff, especially those we felt greatly exemplified what Luna Luna aims to be—magical, inclusive, literary, and inspiring.
We are beyond grateful to those of you who have written for us. You make us who we are.
We are also grateful to our loyal team, our dedicated readers (there are nearly 60 percent more of you this year from last!), supporters, and fellow small mag/press editors and contributors for making this community so magical.
Let’s get to it—in no particular order whatsoever:
Dear Jesse, by Andi Talarico
Mexican White Magic by Lucina Stone
Strange Beauty: The Female Body Spectacle in Jodorowsky's, Santa Sangre by Monique Quintana
A Poet I’ve Never Heard Of: Alfonsina Storni by Tiffany Sciacca
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World by Tabitha Blankenbiller
Selections from Omotara James: 2 Poems by Karisma Price
What Being a Caulbearer Means to Me by Kailey Tedesco
A Simple Spell to Summon and Protect Your Personal Power by Minerva Siegel
3 Witchy Books to Jumpstart Your Magical Year by Trista Edwards
Wild Words: How to Get Published & Feel Good About Your Work by Lisa Marie Basile
How to Celebrate & Center the Holidays Around Death by Jacklyn Janeksela
In The Margins As A Sri Lankan Woman, Artist, and Educator by F. Asma Nazim-Starnes
Review of Christina Stoddard’s Chica/Mujer by Nadia Gerassimenko
How I Combat Shaming Comments With Sexy Self Portraits by Laura Delarato
How to be a Duplicitous Woman by Lydia A. Cyrus
Poetry by Jasmine L. Combs
Ten Movies About Witches That Will Terrify and Enchant You by Leza Cantoral
Sarah Chavez on Death Positivity, Grief, & Intersectional Feminism
Rituals to Fully Embrace the Samhain Season by Melissa Madara
Poetry by Dominique Christina
Review of 'The Mixology of Astrology': Cosmic Cocktail Recipes for Every Sign by Trista Edwards
Is It OK To Make Fun Of Instagram Poets? by Lisa Marie Basile
Poetry by Larissa Melo Pienkowski
Body Ritual: 12 Very Real Things I Learned About Chronic Illness by Lisa Marie Basile
Poetry by Cooper Wilhelm
Instagram Accounts By Goth Female and Non-binary POC by Monique Quintana
In Order To Write Poetry, Don't Treat It Like Poetry by Joanna C. Valente
Poetry by Mehrnoosh Torbatnejad
The Text is my Enemy: Erasing the Patriarchy with Isobel O’Hare by Caitlin Pryor
4 Dreamy Stones To Keep By Your Bedside by Trista Edwards
My Interview With the Vampire: A Xicana Reflects on Claudia Fashion by Monique Quintana
Poetry by Kyle Lopez
Poetry by Fox Frazier-Foley
4 Witchy Podcasts You Need In Your Life by Lisa Marie Basile
6 Transgender & Nonbinary Activists & Artists Changing the World by Joanna C. Valente
This Is How A Witch Is Born by Lisa Marie Basile
Sacred Simplicity: A Few More Easy Witchcraft Ideas by Erin Marie Hall
This Is Why I Don’t Call Myself A Woman Anymore by Joanna C. Valente
Where My Latina Protags At? by Amanda Toledo
Happy reading! From all of us here at Luna Luna, Happy New Years!
