Somehow, despite punishing poverty, they gave their hard-earned shekels, rubles, zloty (Polish $$$) to a traveling photographer to take their picture. Why did they feel the need to have their picture taken?

Writer and poet Mindy Ohringer was a contributor to the Thieving Magpie’s Issue 2. She considers the intersection […]

Lisa Segal is a poet/writer/artist and past contributor to the Thieving Magpie (Issues 1 and 3).  She has lived […]