ALOCASIA
@alocasiamag.bsky.social
ALOCASIA: an online quarterly journal of queer plant-based writing
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· Oct 20
ALOCASIA #15 is here w/ queer planty writing as autumn falls upon us!
w/ Chiara Di Lello, arushi (aera) rege, June Gervais, Ali C, Arbor Elliott, Linda Lamenza, james achusiogu, Sam Nartus-Fois tr. Camille Cornu, Julian Kanagy, & Gospel Chinedu
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w/ Chiara Di Lello, arushi (aera) rege, June Gervais, Ali C, Arbor Elliott, Linda Lamenza, james achusiogu, Sam Nartus-Fois tr. Camille Cornu, Julian Kanagy, & Gospel Chinedu
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"All I ever wanted was to cultivate cherry tomatoes with you. Mix
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
Rituja Patil :: “Elegy” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"All I ever wanted was to cultivate cherry tomatoes with you. Mix
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
"All I ever wanted was to cultivate cherry tomatoes with you. Mix
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
Rituja Patil :: “Elegy” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"All I ever wanted was to cultivate cherry tomatoes with you. Mix
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
the coarse sand with diatomaceous earth and vermicompost. Put
some dry moss at the bottom of a plastic pot."
—Rituja Patil
alocasia.org/2023/06/21/r...
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@alocasiamag.bsky.social’s Plantcestors: The Indigenous Issue is on our reading list for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth!
Read poems by Shauna Osborn, Rebecca Kinkade-Black, June Beck, Jake Salazar, Jenny L. Davis, and more: alocasia.org/issues/
Read poems by Shauna Osborn, Rebecca Kinkade-Black, June Beck, Jake Salazar, Jenny L. Davis, and more: alocasia.org/issues/
Issues – ALOCASIA
ALOCASIA
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November 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@alocasiamag.bsky.social’s Plantcestors: The Indigenous Issue is on our reading list for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth!
Read poems by Shauna Osborn, Rebecca Kinkade-Black, June Beck, Jake Salazar, Jenny L. Davis, and more: alocasia.org/issues/
Read poems by Shauna Osborn, Rebecca Kinkade-Black, June Beck, Jake Salazar, Jenny L. Davis, and more: alocasia.org/issues/
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Come join us TODAY (11/29) for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Come join us TODAY (11/29) for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
Reposted by ALOCASIA
Please come out today for a really important cause!
Come join us TODAY (11/29) for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Please come out today for a really important cause!
Come join us TODAY (11/29) for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Come join us TODAY (11/29) for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-$25 donation
We hope to see you there & please spread the word!
More:
bit.ly/linkedhearts...
Happening this afternoon! Still time to register!
Come join us on Saturday for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happening this afternoon! Still time to register!
Reposted by ALOCASIA
We have some exciting news to share with you next month. Stay tuned. 💚🌱
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We have some exciting news to share with you next month. Stay tuned. 💚🌱
Reposted by ALOCASIA
Come join us on Saturday for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Come join us on Saturday for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
Reposted by ALOCASIA
Come out to our virtual reading to support an important cause!
Come join us on Saturday for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Come out to our virtual reading to support an important cause!
Reposted by ALOCASIA
"I jab at the screen and zoom in, trying to pinpoint the location of the pushpin on iNaturalist’s app. I’m not used to the interface at all, and it is making my search unnecessarily difficult."
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"I jab at the screen and zoom in, trying to pinpoint the location of the pushpin on iNaturalist’s app. I’m not used to the interface at all, and it is making my search unnecessarily difficult."
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
"I jab at the screen and zoom in, trying to pinpoint the location of the pushpin on iNaturalist’s app. I’m not used to the interface at all, and it is making my search unnecessarily difficult."
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"I jab at the screen and zoom in, trying to pinpoint the location of the pushpin on iNaturalist’s app. I’m not used to the interface at all, and it is making my search unnecessarily difficult."
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
—james achusiogu :: “Harmattan Harvests”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/j...
Come join us on Saturday for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Come join us on Saturday for our final virtual reading to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
We have some exciting news to share with you next month. Stay tuned. 💚🌱
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We have some exciting news to share with you next month. Stay tuned. 💚🌱
Reposted by ALOCASIA
"I was drawn up
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"I was drawn up
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
"I was drawn up
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"I was drawn up
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
from the earth
but swamp (I wish
I didn’t have to claim
that) not prairie
Untouched prairie is
unfathomably rare
so much stripped
turned farm turned
CAFO"
—Allya Yourish :: “The corn sweats”
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/a...
Reposted by ALOCASIA
"all the dead men are draped in white
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"all the dead men are draped in white
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
"all the dead men are draped in white
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"all the dead men are draped in white
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
their bodies soft in the soil of my memory
growing into flowers my grandfather
smells like chrysanthemums my
granduncle has yellowed-out petals"
—Gospel Chinedu :: “The Voyage”
alocasia.org/2025/10/20/g...
Reposted by ALOCASIA
"Say gay say gay say gay say gay. A proliferation. Repudiation of absence pushing against the threshold. An invasive species, excessive in our joy."
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
heidi andrea restrepo rhodes :: “life cycle of ephemeral plants” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Say gay say gay say gay say gay. A proliferation. Repudiation of absence pushing against the threshold. An invasive species, excessive in our joy."
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
"Say gay say gay say gay say gay. A proliferation. Repudiation of absence pushing against the threshold. An invasive species, excessive in our joy."
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
heidi andrea restrepo rhodes :: “life cycle of ephemeral plants” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"Say gay say gay say gay say gay. A proliferation. Repudiation of absence pushing against the threshold. An invasive species, excessive in our joy."
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
—heidi andrea restrepo rhodes
alocasia.org/2023/09/23/h...
Thank you to everyone who came out for this evening's reading! We hope you can join us for our second reading on November 29th!
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out for this evening's reading! We hope you can join us for our second reading on November 29th!
Happening in one hour! Last chance to register!
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Happening in one hour! Last chance to register!
Reposted by ALOCASIA
Still time to register for this afternoon's reading!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Still time to register for this afternoon's reading!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
Still time to register for this afternoon's reading!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Still time to register for this afternoon's reading!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
Can't make it? We'll have a second reading on November 29th, or you could help spread the word!
Reposted by ALOCASIA
Happening tomorrow afternoon (Sunday)! We hope you can join us to benefit Indigenous communities in Western Alaska. 🌱💚
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Happening tomorrow afternoon (Sunday)! We hope you can join us to benefit Indigenous communities in Western Alaska. 🌱💚