Unsweetened: A Lyrical Collective

This independently-published literary and art magazine was born in 2017 when a friend and I realized that women all around us were using their creativity to express common experiences—but didn't have anywhere to showcase their creations. Featuring 18 individual collaborators, Unsweetened gives female creatives a platform to share those experiences with one another.

Introduction

Unsweetened is a lyrical collection that celebrates the natural flavor of life. The work is stripped of artificial sweeteners, added preservatives, and trans fats. In other words, it is an honest look into the natural turbulence of life—both the good and the bad; the mundane and the miraculous; giving meaning to the events which define us individually, and the moments which bring us together.

Vol. 1 is dedicated to embracing the times in which we are at a loss of self. Through collective effort, we explore how to recognize the temporality of the feeling and rather allow the pain of standing still to define the ways in which we initiate momentum to keep going. Click here to purchase a copy.