Illustration by Mikiko Takasago A wide picture window overlooking the intersection of Fulton Street and 6th Avenue, double-hung windows on either side, crowned with a graceful arch of three glass panes. This was my favorite thing about my 1920s-era Inner Richmond apartment, the one persistent image in a catalog of fading memories. From my vantage […]
Home Magazine Issue 4 of The San Franciscan $10.00 Issue 4 of The San Franciscan (Print) Magazine Details: Includes work from 31 talented creatives based in and around the Bay Area Features fiction, poetry, art, cartoons, photography, nonfiction, profiles, personal essays, interviews, and even a locally-themed crossword Perfect-bind book with matte cover Limited edition print […]
Amanda Legge (she/her) is cofounder and creative director of The San Franciscan. She grew up in the Bay Area and works in fintech. Outside of work the only hobby she has is this magazine. She can be reached at [email protected] Erica Messner (she/her) is cofounder and editor in chief of The San Franciscan. On a […]
Illustration by Amanda Legge I’m waiting in line to get some eggs and coffee at a cafe in the Mission. It’s one of those younger businesses on the outskirts of gentrification, the forward guard. The line stretches far out the door, but it moves fast. Nevertheless, I overhear fifteen minutes of a strained conversation between […]
Daniel Burnham’s approach to city planning can help us recognize the potential of the Great Highway. Photograph by Kevin Hou. Perhaps the ghosts of Playland had gotten to me in those final moments before sunset. Or maybe it was just the public-space possibilities of the Great Highway, expansive and clearly on display in every direction. […]
Illustration by Tom Fritsche “Who?” “Agatha Bacelar, she’s primarying Nancy Pelosi. You want to write about her?” I take the assignment and find myself at some cocktail-party-type deal at an apartment I couldn’t afford if I robbed a pharaoh. After briefly saying hello and exchanging info, Bacelar texts me a few days later that she’s […]
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Illustration by Karen Chan The air inside the car is heavy and warm. The windshield defroster fights off condensation while the wipers swipe at the interminable downpour. Kayla leans forward in the passenger seat with hands clasped tightly in her lap, eyes straight ahead and mouth drawn. I have to shout to be heard over […]
“I never felt called to be a writer. I’d gotten a 9-to-5 job before and I knew I could again,” Chen says. Photograph by Sarah Deragon, courtesy of Kirstin Chen. Blue Bottle on Fillmore is bustling with activity on this midsummer day. I’m here to meet Kirstin Chen, author of Soy Sauce for Beginners and […]
Illustration by Karen Chan https://thesanfranciscanmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/tosotw_920b.mp3 Audio: Author Ethel Rohan reads. by Ethel Rohan “What if the fog is really a ghost?” David says. “A giant host of ghosts,” I say. “That creeps into our noses, our mouths.” “Ew.” “Our buttholes.” The seagulls laugh along with my seven-year-old. The fog rolls forward, coming straight for us. […]
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“I consider pulling back the curtain on violence against women a strong feminist statement,” Doyle says. Artwork by Tess Powell. In her flash fiction collection, The Missing Girl, Jacqueline Doyle spotlights stories usually relegated to the back pages of newspapers. Her eight disturbing and vivid tales reveal the vulnerability of women to violence in our […]
Home Magazine Issue 9 of The San Franciscan $15.00 Issue 9 of The San Franciscan (Print) Magazine Details: Our last issue Includes work from 27 talented creatives based in and around the Bay Area Features fiction, poetry, art, photography, nonfiction, profiles, personal essays, interviews, and even a locally-themed crossword Perfect-bind book with matte cover Limited […]