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A poem by Gary Soto

Oranges

The first time I walked With a girl, I was twelve, Cold, and weighted down With two oranges in my jacket. December. Frost cracking Beneath my steps, my breath Before me, then gone, As I walked toward Her house, the one whose Porch light burned yellow Night and day, in any weather. A dog barked at me, until She came out pulling At her gloves, face bright With rouge. I smiled, Touched her shoulder, and led Her down the street, across A used car lot and a line Of newly planted trees, Until we were breathing Before a drugstore. We Entered, the tiny bell Bringing a saleslady Down a narrow aisle of goods. I turned to the candies Tiered like bleachers, And asked what she wanted - Light in her eyes, a smile Starting at the corners Of her mouth. I fingered A nickle in my pocket, And when she lifted a chocolate That cost a dime, I didn’t say anything. I took the nickle from My pocket, then an orange, And set them quietly on The counter. When I looked up, The lady’s eyes met mine, And held them, knowing Very well what it was all About. Outside, A few cars hissing past, Fog hanging like old Coats between the trees. I took my girl’s hand In mine for two blocks, Then released it to let Her unwrap the chocolate. I peeled my orange That was so bright against The gray of December That, from some distance, Someone might have thought I was making a fire in my hands.

Gary Soto

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Born and raised in California, Margo Humphrey has traveled widely in Europe, Africa, and South America. Visual storytelling, bold colors, and a wide knowledge of cultural traditions from around the world characterize her artwork. She’s taught printmaking in Fiji, Nigeria, Benin, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and at multiple universities in the United States. 

“Sunday Afternoon,” 1989–90, by Margo Humphrey © Margo Humphrey

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margo humphrey, the lady and the tiger

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Anders Beer Bilse - Norge Midnatsol, 01-05-1907, Published by Eneret B. C. & A. H.

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“Stop asking me to trust you while I’m still coughing water up from the last time you let me drown.”

— Unknown

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‘BREEZING’ Niko Riam for NYLON Germany — July 2018.

Photographer: Elizaveta Porodina

Stylist: Nina Petters

Hair & Makeup: Carolin Jarchow

Casting Director: Dominik Wimmer

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Still Life with Roses, Peonies and Lilac, 1848, Adriana Haanen

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li ning ss19

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Ceramic heads by Bonnie Marie Smith

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Still Life with Roses, Peonies and Lilac, 1848, Adriana Johanna Haanen

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Ulyana Sergeenko spring 2018 couture

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sunsets have no chill

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“All That Glitters” Ph. Mikey Asanin for Nylon Magazine December 2016. Beauty Editor: Jade Taylor Makeup: Clara Lee Hair: Joseph Maine

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Caravaggio - The Martyrdom of St Matthew (detail),  1599-1600. Oil on canvas