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About Lola Arellano-Fryer

Lola Arellano-Fryer knits and writes in Northampton, MA.

Knitting as Queer Metaphor: A Shawl Pattern by Lola Arellano-Fryer

Lola Arellano-Fryer

rainbow yarn / photo by inger maaike

SIZE: One size, made to drape over the shoulders of any body. MATERIALS: First, find a brightly colored yarn, as close to an actual rainbow as you can find. Then, find a contrasting yarn that’s as … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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