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by Maxwell GayAjo, Arizonathe three-cornered intersection ofIndigeneity, Spanish missions and settlers’ whiteness.Haunted by the ghost of the capital-driven culture of mining.Occupied by Border Patrol.A town with a rich history of cultural exchange and a potent feeling of sorrow.This place is coated in a fine film of not quite white dustthe color of bone and heavy … Read more

by Grace Megnet I had to grow as old as a saguaro with arms before I saw one in nature. I knew the iconic plant from the Old El Paso refried beans’ label, but I had to eat those beans for a long time before I learned the cactus’ name. They were simply the “you-know-those-cacti-with-arms,” … Read more