ireland g | co-editor in chief
ireland (any) is a young writer from texas and she loves oddball poems and purple prose. she also loves tote bags, dad sweaters, her cat, and reorganizing her spotify. ireland can be found on instagram @fema1eplant.
layla p | co-editor in chief
layla (she/her) is a young southeast asian writer from texas and an enthusiast for morally grey women in fiction. she enjoys reading fantasy, learning new languages, and dance. you can find her on instagram @laayla.p.
half empty magazine sprouted from our lifelong mutual passion for writing and art. we wanted to celebrate the unlucky things in life. the half empty glasses, the spilled milk, the black cats, and the cracked mirrors. and as marginalized creatives ourselves, we sought to create a space for others like us to just be. to express every thought and feeling—even the unpolished and unfriendly ones.
we hope you enjoy your time at half empty mag, whether it’s submitting a piece or just flipping through our work. and remember, the glass is sometimes half empty.
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