BrainScramble Magazine. The world through our eyes. Toronto & Berkeley. Latest BSToronto i17: MEND, out now.
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Under The Snow
I felt it next to me.
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existential and cannibalistic misadventures on hannigram tumblr
the first words doctor hannibal lecter say to will graham on nbc’s hannibal are “do you have trouble with taste?”
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A beggar for the love I have
I’m sick of begging and I’m sick of trying.
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sick of writing
Something scratches at the back of my throat,
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The Brain Scramble Valentine’s Gift Guide, or an Ode to the People I Love (Even the Strangers)
I have compiled both hypothetical ideas and actual gifts given, both the meta- and the physical, from both friends and acquaintances.
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Extra Napkins
It’s nice that you’re making time for us.”
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Notes From the Inside of the Venus Shell
Dear dove, You brought me to words. I hope you are reading this.
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Love Grows
Whether it be internally or externally, love grows forever.
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consume me like a pomegranate
consume me like a pomegranate bite and there is blood, but also fruit i eat you and you become apart of me; seeds of you that wedge eternally in my core taste me as i taste you: in unison and with hunger so tear me asunder take my fruit and devour me whole don’t let…
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divine feminine
A series of photographs embodying the simple yet irreplaceable sentiment and connection found in female friendships.
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melody
photography by andrew anthonio
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Love Bomb
directed by joseph priolo shot by celina tang lighting by lucas lu & tefetro w makeup by simon ngo
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Loving Winter, or How To Stay Warm in Below-Zero Temperatures
My roommate is in love.
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after you’re gone
by aimal jawaid
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i don’t want to forget
“i dont want to forget”: created using some of my old camcorder videos with scans of my journal superimposed onto it. i have a tendency to get consumed by old memories pretty often so i created this as a way to emulate that overwhelming feeling
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a love letter to friends (old and new)
by reid kalaw edited by alloe mak I arrived at university desperately lonely. Thankfully, so did everyone else. Because of this, the first month of conversations tended to go something like this: “Hi.” “Hi.” (This is said with varying levels of enthusiasm, which itself, is entirely dependent on the sobriety of either party.) “I like…
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Uma
“I’m sorry about your mother,” She says.
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My Relationship with Orange Juice
By Valentina P. Grohovaz When Mamma made merenda we were happy. I came home from asilo with the most joyous stains of childhood on my grembiule, dust from the sandy ground I played on, ink from my failed attempts at spelling my name. I said goodbye to Anto and Paola and went to meet my…