Volume 02: Longing

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The Artist's Collective Experience is proud to present Longing, showcasing some of the best talent I could find outside a Denny's parking lot at 2 A.M. They all tell a singular story of the shared experience of Longing, reaching out for the unreachable, and having to live with the fact that they may never get it. There is also a crossword puzzle in there, so it balances out. There is also:

-Poetry abounds, 7 poets including famously sleepy man Jordan Ramft share their best work in a section highlighting the diversity and beauty found in just a small sampling of the New York poetry scene

-Follow me as I document my experience meeting a group of artists and curators that would change my view on not just the scope of this very magazine, but the approach I carried with me through life in the two-part essay "Defining Longing" highlighting the works of Rives Wiley and Rachael Macarthur

-Stories from Bryan Perez and Erin Townsend that dare to ask "Do you guys think these pants make my butt look big?"

-Art spreads from the likes of hit streamer BOOTZ and hit carbohydrate TATO, with an entry from Alexandra Floresmeyer, creator of "Mood Over Miami"

-Interviews with the artists, as well as a sit-down with Annanya George "The World's Scrappiest Magician"

-Four pages of photography from Lily Burns, whose name is almost as cool as her art

-Also included is A.C.E's first Advice Column (Patent Pending) with my High School College Advisor, for those who wish they could have just asked more questions in high school.

Thank you to everyone who participated in this issue, and thank you so much to those supporting this, nothing makes me happier than this part, getting to show off how amazing my friends are.