I Do Too Much: TTTS Magazine

Today’s pre-determined area of concentration was my literary magazine. I started Throats to the Sky Magazine to share sex positive art and creative writing. There is so much more amazing art in the world than there are magazines to share it. The inaugural issue came out last fall and submissions recently closed for Winter 2021.

This issue’s cover artist apparently felt my intention and passed along her completed, jaw-dropping painting this morning. I was sitting in a lawn chair beside the chickens when I received it. The back legs of the chair were sinking into the earth and I was wearing high waisted yoga pants, a bralette, and my dad’s old army shirt–my tum sunnin uniform on a rare rainy day. I was avoiding working on the magazine the same way I avoid anything that I’ve categorized as work, no matter how fun it actually is. I should maybe release the idea of labeling a thing work in order to give myself permission to enjoy it.

Anyway, I spent the day working on the layout of the upcoming issue. I’m so grateful for all of the amazing artists and poets who contributed. Keep an eye out for it in the next week or two! Tomorrow, we Lego.