About

From Heart to Stomach is an online literary journal that aims to contradict social and cultural taboo perceptions of the Queer community through a juxtaposition of Queerness and cannibalism. To do this, we publish work that expresses topics like Queer craving, consuming love, bodily worship, wholesome home-cooked meals, and desires. From Heart to Stomach publishes work exclusively done by Queer persons; we accept poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and (scans/images of) artwork. We love discovering new writers and artists, and aim to accept unpublished pieces first and foremost.

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Historically and contemporarily, Queer love and identity are often seen as a taboo that is ‘grotesque’, ‘vulgar’, ‘unnatural’, and ‘predatory’. This language is additionally associated with another taboo: cannibalism. From Heart to Stomach uses this language and these taboo perceptions against themselves, by merging and blurring the lines between Queerness and cannibalism; both emphasizing and challenging their connotations.

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From Heart to Stomach wishes to welcome readers into the intimate realities of Queer love by platforming Queer work that reframes language and perception, and ultimately reclaims Queer connotations of love and desire.