CONTRIBUTORS

Jaclyn Isis

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Jaclyn Isis Navarro is a Penn State graduate who expresses herself best through singing, dancing, and poetry. She is the co-CEO of The Wholesome Foundation, a multicultural business dedicated to serving all people with community events and opportunities. She is currently working towards therapy certification and plans on inspiring others through her works of art. She knows that more support is needed in Philly, so if you rock with her, she rocks with you!

IG: @Jiggy.Jackk | @WholesomeOfficial

JeNene Elmandorf

- SHE/HERJeNene Elmandorf— or “The Crochet Jawn,” as she prefers to be called—learned the art of crochet at the age of 8. She would practice her craft on & off for the next 23 years, making small items for family, friends, and co-workers. It wasn’t until the world shut down in 2020 due to the pandemic that she picked those hooks back up and started to create and sell her items. She currently has a small business where she sells ready-made and custom-made items.

IG: @the_crochet_jawn

Thecrochetjawnco.etsy.com tiktok.com/@thecrochetjawn

Becca Dent Hanagan

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Jake Symbol

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Jake Symbol is a writer and comedian. He cohosts the Don’t Tell Your Brother queer comedy showcase in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood and is part of the sketch comedy duo Fruit Springsteen alongside Chip Sinton. His Chapbook, ARTPORN (2016), is published by Citizen of the World. His poems have appeared in TAGVVERK, Adult Magazine, DREGINALD, Epitaph, and elsewhere. He creates ASMR as Jake Symbol ASMR on Youtube.

IG: @jake_symbol

Twitter: @jakesymbol

YouTube: @jakesymbolASMR

TikTok: @jake.symbol

Since receiving a BFA from Moore College of Art & Design in 2005, artist Becca Dent Hanagan has worked at the Free Library of Philadelphia, promoting the arts and molding young minds for the LEAP After-School program. Her work can be found at an artist-run retail shop specifically for Philadelphia area artists, as well as at various market events with her brand, Memento Vivere Vignettes. Becca’s work is inspired by her love of the macabre along with religious symbolism and cultural heritages.

IG: @angelpunk1 | facebook.com/viverevignettes | mementoviverevignettes.com