By Allison Fagan/El Inde Bruce with his customized Harley in 2004. I met Bruce on a late September afternoon at Black Crown Coffee. I sat in a booth next to the window, looking out on the outdoor patio. The afternoon sun peeked through, beams of light decorating the space. I wore my curly hair untied,…
By Ella McCarville/El Inde Let me call him Elijah. He’s 14 years old so I’ve changed his name to Elijah because he’s a minor. Last summer, he kept his gaze fixed on his Nike Air Jordans while he waited for Tucson Unified School District officials and the police to open the door to the principal’s…
By Sohi Kang/El Inde Lil Miss Hot Mess has been doing drag before she even knew what it was. She just didn’t have the language for it yet. As a kid, she would do crafts with her grandmother, creating costumes that she would dress up and perform in. She would don tutus with her ballet…
By Sohi Kang/El Inde Chapter 1 Hannah Hildreth was buying flowers with her husband when her phone lit up with the Instagram notification. tucsontomegnome just posted a photo. The night before, the group had announced their August Tome Giveaway, where 30 copies of the same book are left at different outdoor locations throughout Tucson for…
By Vanessa Lucero/El Inde Five-year-old Evelyn Jacobs, fascinated by her aunt Felicia’s fish tank in the living room while her mother and aunt continued their chit-chat in the kitchen, decided to keep herself busy. She grabbed the fish and laid them out on the table to feed them pieces of bread. Quietly causing mischief, her…
