WORDS.

I started writing poetry in the 7th grade to tell my neighbor that I had a crush on them.
I started writing editorials during my sophomore year of college because I wanted to talk to people about sneakers.
I started sharing both to stop being afraid of my own voice.

Can ComplexCon do justice to Chicago streetwear?
chicago reader

"It remains to be seen if ComplexCon's expansion to Chicago was a good decision, but there's no doubt that the city's influence on global fashion and culture is on the rise. ComplexCon may not be ready for Chicago, but Chicago is ready for anything."

WOMEN's wrestling is changing wrestling for everyone
The victory press

"Women's wrestling is on the rise and taking the rest of the city and wrestling world along with it, and there's nothing that will stand in its way. It's exactly what the sport needs."

FLYING HIGH
with Haley mcclain-hill
sovereign magazine

Haley talks to Sovereign about cheerleading, air force ROTC, and juggling responsibilities with passion for our Fall 2017 cover story.
 

“Sunlight” in Glass Poetry (2018 Pushcart Prize Nominee)
”Praise to the Bus Ride” in South Side Weekly
”On Chances” in Belt Magazine
”Pantoum for Puerto Rico” by Button Poetry
”I WANT A GOD WHOSE HEAVEN IS GOLDEN” by South Side Weekly

PHYSICAL PUBLISHINGS:

“I Want a God Whose Heaven is Golden” in Linebreak Zine #1
”If I Should Taste My Native Air” & “Pantoum for Puerto Rico” in Haymarket Books’ The Breakbeat Poets Volume 4: LatiNEXT
”Bustelo” in Steel City Anthology