From Istanbul, Turkey, to Austin, Texas in the U.S., two friends talk in letters.
Amy Marie Spangler, Szilvia Molnar

Early night in Istanbul - even the most mundane details, when looked back upon, can be pretty fascinating

Thank you to R&B Licensing Oy and Moomin Characters for granting us permission to share this recording and to Sort of Books for pointing us in the right direction.

10pm in Istanbul - modelling self-love and the absence of shame

This preserve is named after Miss Marsha: Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve

“...our approach is very dangerous to those in power which is why it’s never shown.”—Céline Sciamma

Going on 7pm in Istanbul - all things queer are beloved to me

Duane Michals, “Things Are Queer”, 1973Nine gelatin silver prints inscribed in ink

Morning in Istanbul - From digesting India to appreciation of cinema to finding beauty in old things

8:30pm in Austin - self-care time with a bag of popcorn and a small soda

“...for to suppress any truth is to give it strength beyond endurance.“—Audre Lorde

“…the fact that I’m a snob, slob, slut tramp, cock, brontosaurus…” - Lucy Ellmann