Longing. Obsession. Yearning. That restless ache that seems to vibrate our every cell. What does it mean to want—to really, really want? What is the price we pay? What will we sacrifice and what do we gain? In issue 26, we explore desire: the whisper, the conflict, and the abandon.
This is an issue of juxtapositions: the sweet with the spicy, the light with the dark, the ease with the unrest. It demonstrates something about the nature of being human—that nothing is ever as simple as it seems. And what is more human than to want, and then to make it as complicated as possible?
Stories in this issue include a harmless crush that turns a little less harmless; a sundae tradition that starts to taste less sweet; the checkboxes on an immigration form, none of them quite right; all the little pieces that make someone beautiful; caregiving as sensual acts; touch; yearning; an interview with author Julian Winters on the everlasting power of the romance novel.
Contributors: Cover photograph by Ness Devos. Amelia Adolfo, Zoe Arruda, Evangelle Austin-Amadi, leah baptiste, Timothy Birchard, Divya Chhabra, Cypher, Jacque Deville, ness devos, Ace Fable, Kumi Henden, Hope Jacyk, Pravy Jha, Rahaan Mazumder, Emma Moon, Matthew Morales, Joel Motta, Rebekah Norris, Kiera Obbard, Sky Paul, Lindsay Peets, Aisha Risvi, Allana Stuart, Jasmine Ting, Daniel Tofach, Kenza Vandenbroeck, Shoshana Ward, Debra Waters, Julian Winters, Kalisha Zahra.
About Feels Magazine: Feels is a publication about feelings. It is a place to explore, to share, and to be honest. Having an open dialogue about what’s going on inside of us can foster meaningful connection and make us feel less alone, especially in the social-media era that asks us to curate and polish our lives and feelings before sharing them — if we share them at all. Feels believes there are no good or bad feelings — the value comes from how we relate to them, how we experience them, and what we learn from them.
Feels believes in inclusion and recognizes that certain voices have been given the lion’s share of the spotlight throughout history. Our pages are for everyone. We are a feminist, sex-positive, 2SLGBTQ*, anti-racist, anti-colonial publication.
