by Taylor Neal, edited by Em Keeler

My Body Is An Orchard takes the form of a collection of original poetry written during my time as a steward of the land in northern California during the summer of 2022, in reflection of the ways my body gives and receives, serves and is served, heals and is healed, by the land, by love, by violence, and by the souls with whom I move through contact.

For a month, co-creators Taylor Neal and Robert Gusdal lived in a cabin on Lake Saiko, situated within the Aokigahara Forest, famously known as Japan's "Suicide Forest." The work in this zine reflects on one's experience with life cycles and connection to death as part of life. 

by Taylor Neal

The first volume of stallz was published in July 2022 by artsUnite as a digital zine. It has since been extended for a print edition, which will become available in October 2022.