ISSUE TWO
Headless Friends is a digital magazine for creative queers with strange brains. Inspired by insightful conversations with dear friends, it’s a space to explore the intersections of creativity, mental health and queer culture.
Our second issue delves into stereotypes, social media and flying solo. This collection of four new articles covers a range of interlinked topics, including embracing independence as an overthinker, why we need to talk about grief, developing complicated feelings towards Instagram and subverting stereotypes through storytelling.
Interview: Collage Artist & Storyteller, Ælfleda Clackson
Collage artist, digital storyteller and content creator, Ælfleda Clackson joins me from her studio in Münster for a chat about creative encouragement, the dangers of oversharing online and why we need to learn how to talk about grief.
Falling Out of Love with Instagram
The feelings I have towards social media have drastically changed. Instagram, in particular, used to provide me with inspiration and a sense of community, but the spark is long gone. Is it time to cut ties entirely, or can the relationship be reshaped into something worth saving?
Flying Solo
If you are always following the flock, how will you ever gauge which direction you truly want to travel in? As a chronic overthinker, the idea of flying solo has always scared me. However, having challenged myself to go it alone, I’ve discovered that my brain has been deceiving me all along.
Queer Film Club: Sing Sing
Sing Sing didn’t meet any of my expectations in the best way possible. The film subverts all of the stereotypes typically associated with a male-led prison-set drama. It rethinks how to depict masculinity and how movies should be made, to tell a beautiful story about the power of art.