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Gathered in this zine is the writing and artwork created by participants of DSTL Arts's Conchas y Café creative writing classes for adults. Through poetry and short fiction, drawings, and photo composition, these workshops empower participants as the artists they are, helping them develop new skills in storytelling.The theme for Conchas y Café Zine; Volume 9, Issue 1: Buried Seeds Grow is "Out of Place." Through poetry and writing that explores the concept of "being out of place," our writers and artists dissect the nature of loneliness, displacement, and discrimination in hopes that these human conditions are better understood to be universal, and at times, self-inflicted. With poetry, short stories, and visual art, our artists invite you to feel less "out of place" and more embraced by our community.

Gathered in this zine is the writing and artwork created by participants of DSTL Arts's Conchas y Café creative writing classes for adults. Through poetry and short fiction, drawings, and photo composition, these workshops empower participants as the artists they are, helping them develop new skills in storytelling.The theme for Conchas y Café Zine; Volume 8, Issue 3: Pen and Tongue / Pluma y Lengua is "Language." Through poetry and writing that explores the function and evolution of language, our poets push beyond the boundaries of what sounds and words can do. From creating new languages and words that are missing from their everyday speech, to challenging themselves to the art of poetic translation, our writers illustrate the true power of words: the power of communication. Engage with this collection of poetry and ask yourself, "What function does language have for me?"

Gathered in this zine is the writing and artwork created by participants of DSTL Arts's Conchas y Café creative writing classes for adults. Through poetry and short fiction, drawings, and photo composition, these workshops empower participants as the artists they are, helping them develop new skills in storytelling.The theme for Conchas y Café Zine; Volume 8, Issue 2: Estrangulados is "Censors." Through poetry and writings that consider the impact of censorship in various capacities and the existence of censors across history, our writers respond to the denial of expression often imposed on the people who fight for justice, equality, and representation. Gathered here are creative takes on the insidious nature of censorship and the people who impose it. Gathered here are the words of those who have bared the brunt of ostracized people, and an invitation to join in the fight for free expression.

Gathered in this zine is the writing and artwork created by participants of DSTL Arts's Conchas y Café creative writing classes for adults. Through poetry and short fiction, drawings, and photo composition, these workshops empower participants as the artists they are, helping them develop new skills in storytelling.The theme for Conchas y Café Zine; Volume 8, Issue 1: See My Words is "Voice." Through poetry and writings that explore the concept of "Artistic Voice" our writers experiment with various poetic devices, including persona, enjambment, juxtaposition, and more. More than read, you're invited to see these words.

The civil rights movement was an organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. It began in the late 1940s and ended in the late 1960s. Although tumultuous at times, the movement was mostly nonviolent and resulted in laws to protect every American's constitutional rights, regardless of color, race, sex, or national origin. Community Bridges is not just an anthology that celebrates the societal progress that's been made throughout the march of time, it's a serious reflection on where we are now as a society, and where we want to be as a community. This is an anthology that is gathering the work of contemporary artists who are taking inspiration from the past and turning it into something that speaks to not only the history of our society but the potential future that awaits us all: a future that may be more like the past than we could have imagined just 25 years ago.

Gathered in this zine is the writing and artwork created by participants of DSTL Arts's Conchas y Café creative writing classes for adults. Through poetry and short fiction, drawings, and photo composition, these workshops empower participants as the artists they are, helping them develop new skills in storytelling.The theme for Conchas y Café Zine; Volume 7, Issue 3: Time of Change; Words of Climate is "Climate Change." Through poetry and writings that explore the impact Climate Change is having on our society, our contributors present a humanistic approach to understanding how the climate is changing us all.