No Tokens Journal
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Established in 2012, No Tokens Journal is run by a volunteer staff of women, queer, trans*, and non-binary individuals. Issue 11 out now!
Feeling festive? Might we suggest Dom Nero’s holiday horror story from issue 11 for getting in the spirit? 🎄🎄🎄 www.notokensjournal.com/bells-dom-nero
December 20, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Feeling festive? Might we suggest Dom Nero’s holiday horror story from issue 11 for getting in the spirit? 🎄🎄🎄 www.notokensjournal.com/bells-dom-nero
Exactly like ripe guavas on their tongues 💫 Hear the rest of Emily O Liu’s poem from issue 11 here: www.notokensjournal.com/portrait-emi...
December 13, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Exactly like ripe guavas on their tongues 💫 Hear the rest of Emily O Liu’s poem from issue 11 here: www.notokensjournal.com/portrait-emi...
The No Tokens website has a new look 💅 & an updated mission statement! T-shirts are still available for purchase with all proceeds donated to Palestinian relief funds — more info is up on the site, 🔗 in bio
September 14, 2024 at 2:02 PM
The No Tokens website has a new look 💅 & an updated mission statement! T-shirts are still available for purchase with all proceeds donated to Palestinian relief funds — more info is up on the site, 🔗 in bio
What a night! Thank you to everyone who came out to Pete’s Candy Store last week, to our fabulous readers, the editors who were able to join us and those who wrote introductions from afar. Issue 11 feels officially launched now that we have had the chance to celebrate it with you all ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
September 6, 2024 at 7:55 PM
What a night! Thank you to everyone who came out to Pete’s Candy Store last week, to our fabulous readers, the editors who were able to join us and those who wrote introductions from afar. Issue 11 feels officially launched now that we have had the chance to celebrate it with you all ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
In Paul Corning's story, "Foxhole," two friends walk into a bar. Not just any bar, but their regular bar, their favorite bar. 🥃 Join us at one of *our* favorite bars this Thursday (8/29) to celebrate our issue 11 launch and hear Paul read! Pete’s Candy Store, 7pm.
August 26, 2024 at 11:07 PM
In Paul Corning's story, "Foxhole," two friends walk into a bar. Not just any bar, but their regular bar, their favorite bar. 🥃 Join us at one of *our* favorite bars this Thursday (8/29) to celebrate our issue 11 launch and hear Paul read! Pete’s Candy Store, 7pm.
“When she returned to the flat, she smelt of things foreign to herself: blood and perfume and smoke.”🩸In Li Sian Goh’s thrilling story, “Bidadari,” a ghost pays a visit to a young couple’s new flat in a Singapore public housing development. Come out to Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Goh read!
August 25, 2024 at 3:30 PM
“When she returned to the flat, she smelt of things foreign to herself: blood and perfume and smoke.”🩸In Li Sian Goh’s thrilling story, “Bidadari,” a ghost pays a visit to a young couple’s new flat in a Singapore public housing development. Come out to Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Goh read!
“with the throat of an edible pearl” 🦪🦪🦪 Wren Hanks’s poem “Prince of polish” was recently published in issue 11 (with gorgeous audio too!) Come celebrate at our launch party at Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Wren read!
August 25, 2024 at 3:29 PM
“with the throat of an edible pearl” 🦪🦪🦪 Wren Hanks’s poem “Prince of polish” was recently published in issue 11 (with gorgeous audio too!) Come celebrate at our launch party at Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Wren read!
“It’s not that you intentionally got into modeling; this is just the prerequisite to getting into K-pop, to show them you’re worth looking at.” 🎤 Garrett Kim’s story “Water Talk” was recently published in issue 11. Join us on 8/29 at Pete’s Candy Store to hear Garrett read!
August 25, 2024 at 3:28 PM
“It’s not that you intentionally got into modeling; this is just the prerequisite to getting into K-pop, to show them you’re worth looking at.” 🎤 Garrett Kim’s story “Water Talk” was recently published in issue 11. Join us on 8/29 at Pete’s Candy Store to hear Garrett read!
"what a shimmering wetness, a shimmering south" ✨🌊✨ Emily Liu's poem "portrait of the 春 sea in 墾丁" was recently published in issue 11 and we can't wait to hear her read on 8/29 at Pete’s Candy Store!
August 21, 2024 at 3:10 PM
"what a shimmering wetness, a shimmering south" ✨🌊✨ Emily Liu's poem "portrait of the 春 sea in 墾丁" was recently published in issue 11 and we can't wait to hear her read on 8/29 at Pete’s Candy Store!
"My brother told me that he had been hearing the bells, too.” Dom Nero's story of two estranged brothers haunted by the same sound was recently published in issue 11. Come out to Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Dom read!
August 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
"My brother told me that he had been hearing the bells, too.” Dom Nero's story of two estranged brothers haunted by the same sound was recently published in issue 11. Come out to Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Dom read!
Vanessa Y. Niu was this year's No Tokens Young Poets' Prize first place winner (more to come on that soon!) Her poem "Cutting the Last Watermelon of the Season" was recently published in issue 11. Join us at Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Vanessa read!
August 15, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Vanessa Y. Niu was this year's No Tokens Young Poets' Prize first place winner (more to come on that soon!) Her poem "Cutting the Last Watermelon of the Season" was recently published in issue 11. Join us at Pete’s Candy Store on 8/29 to hear Vanessa read!
Meet Mary Paige Snell 👋 An excerpt from her novel THEDA was recently published in issue 11. Come out to Pete’s Candy Store on August 29th to hear Snell read!
August 12, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Meet Mary Paige Snell 👋 An excerpt from her novel THEDA was recently published in issue 11. Come out to Pete’s Candy Store on August 29th to hear Snell read!
In the weeks leading up to our issue launch party, we’ll be introducing you to our wonderful readers 👋 Ryan Walker’s poignant essay “Dress” was recently published in issue 11. Join us on August 29th at Pete’s Candy Store to hear Ryan read!
August 9, 2024 at 5:51 PM
In the weeks leading up to our issue launch party, we’ll be introducing you to our wonderful readers 👋 Ryan Walker’s poignant essay “Dress” was recently published in issue 11. Join us on August 29th at Pete’s Candy Store to hear Ryan read!
Wyd on August 29th? Wanna hang and celebrate the launch of issue 11 with us? 🎉 7pm at Pete’s Candy Store! Featuring readings from issue 11 contributors and No Tokens alumni. We hope to see you there!
August 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Wyd on August 29th? Wanna hang and celebrate the launch of issue 11 with us? 🎉 7pm at Pete’s Candy Store! Featuring readings from issue 11 contributors and No Tokens alumni. We hope to see you there!
Shipping out the best shirt of the season ❤️🔥 Thanks to your generous support, No Tokens t-shirt sales have raised over $630 this summer, which has been donated to the Gaza Family Funds Directory, Save the Children’s Emergency Fund for Gaza, and RAWA.
August 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Shipping out the best shirt of the season ❤️🔥 Thanks to your generous support, No Tokens t-shirt sales have raised over $630 this summer, which has been donated to the Gaza Family Funds Directory, Save the Children’s Emergency Fund for Gaza, and RAWA.
"I wouldn’t realize until later that the land was not singing but screaming." 🚀 Alex Maceda on finding an unlikely home in the California desert. Read her essay published in issue 11: notokensjournal.com/non-fiction/...
July 12, 2024 at 3:36 PM
"I wouldn’t realize until later that the land was not singing but screaming." 🚀 Alex Maceda on finding an unlikely home in the California desert. Read her essay published in issue 11: notokensjournal.com/non-fiction/...
“Every moment of being alive is a dumb, lucky gift.” 🎢🎡🎠 @amyshearn.bsky.social
June 26, 2024 at 10:31 PM
“Every moment of being alive is a dumb, lucky gift.” 🎢🎡🎠 @amyshearn.bsky.social
No Tokens t-shirts (with a new design!) are now available for purchase! 100% of proceeds will be donated to the Gaza Family Funds Directory, Save the Children's Emergency Fund for Gaza, and RAWA. Sizes S to 4XL available. notokensjournal.com/tshirts/
June 17, 2024 at 4:48 PM
No Tokens t-shirts (with a new design!) are now available for purchase! 100% of proceeds will be donated to the Gaza Family Funds Directory, Save the Children's Emergency Fund for Gaza, and RAWA. Sizes S to 4XL available. notokensjournal.com/tshirts/
The sumptuous cinema that is the city 📽️ Read more of Mike Fu’s essay “Of Time and Tongue” from NT issue 6 here: notokensjournal.com/non-fiction/...
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May 14, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The sumptuous cinema that is the city 📽️ Read more of Mike Fu’s essay “Of Time and Tongue” from NT issue 6 here: notokensjournal.com/non-fiction/...
@wheatfu.bsky.social
@wheatfu.bsky.social
Art from the archive: “Headed to the Rally” by Esteban del Valle, a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist from Chicago. See more of Esteban’s work from NT issue 8 here: notokensjournal.com/art/esteban-...
May 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Art from the archive: “Headed to the Rally” by Esteban del Valle, a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist from Chicago. See more of Esteban’s work from NT issue 8 here: notokensjournal.com/art/esteban-...
What would my motto be tonight, in tangled sheets? 💤 Naomi Shihab Nye in No Tokens Issue 4. Read the full poem here: notokensjournal.com/poetry/united/
April 25, 2024 at 4:16 PM
What would my motto be tonight, in tangled sheets? 💤 Naomi Shihab Nye in No Tokens Issue 4. Read the full poem here: notokensjournal.com/poetry/united/
Laura Didyk’s “mishap (sourced from The Lover, Marguerite Duras)” from NT issue 2 🍭
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April 11, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Laura Didyk’s “mishap (sourced from The Lover, Marguerite Duras)” from NT issue 2 🍭
notokensjournal.com/art/mishap-s...
notokensjournal.com/art/mishap-s...
No Tokens Poetry Editor @laurenhilger.bsky.social’s TBR stack with some spring reading suggestions 🌸
March 29, 2024 at 5:01 PM
No Tokens Poetry Editor @laurenhilger.bsky.social’s TBR stack with some spring reading suggestions 🌸
All day my heart is a book with a ribbon in it. Carina del Valle Schorske in No Tokens issue 2 💫
March 7, 2024 at 5:51 PM
All day my heart is a book with a ribbon in it. Carina del Valle Schorske in No Tokens issue 2 💫
Reading slump? No Tokens Fiction Editor Megan Kamalei Kakimoto’s TBR stack may have some suggestions for you 📚
February 29, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Reading slump? No Tokens Fiction Editor Megan Kamalei Kakimoto’s TBR stack may have some suggestions for you 📚