Sym·bi·o·sis.  noun \ˌsim-bē-ˈō-səs,\: a cooperative relationship; an intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms. In the Words of Womyn = body of womyn writers.  Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural = transformative arts space & community center.  ITWOW + Tia Chucha’s = symbiosis.  ITWOW began with an experience…a resounding void of womyn voices on the [...]

~Kathryn Jackson I have a dream we’re in Barcelona.  You’re yelling in the back of a cab with your hair all dolled up like John Lennon, your heart pounding so hard like the whole rest of the universe has capitulated to atrophy.  You’re slurring your words and the second syllable of “Barcelona” tumbles past your [...]

~Sasha R. @ www.asylumlabs.com Mist fell on the streets of Los Angeles, forming millions of tiny rhinestones on my windshield that caught passing streetlights in a blinding wave of gold. The rare visitation of water coaxed dormant oils from the asphalt, slicked the streets and sent LA drivers into fits of hysteria. The engine’s throaty [...]

~Daniela Davies I walked away! Just like so many nights before. Walked away, but yearned to kiss her. The tension palpable in the air, but yet no kiss. We made small talk. “Wow. Its really ACTUALLY cold tonight.” “Yeah it rarely gets this cold down here.” Although the rarely cool weather in So. Cal. is [...]