Cover of a magazine titled 'PUSHY PESH' featuring a young woman with tattoos, sitting among fallen leaves and greenery, holding a green apple in one hand and a phone in the other.

Prickly Pear is a collaborative, self published magazine.

Prickly Pear is a collection of beautiful sexy stories and art about times we felt so good in our bodies and touched just right. But also about times we weren't heard or seen or felt. Stories about times when something was taken that wasn't theirs to take.

At it’s core its a full color, mixed media tear inducing publication, sprinkled with some NSFW sexiiiinesss, comics, questions, rage, essays and a reminder to love yourself, your community and the importance of consent.

A colorful cookbook titled 'Potluck Party' with a green cover featuring illustrations of vegetables and leaves, resting on a white quilted surface.

Prickly Pear Magazine Issue #3

140 pages, 60 contributors, photos, essays, doodles, thoughts, poems, and so much more.

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A pile of sleeping bags on a bed with a floral blanket. A book titled 'Prickly Pear' is placed on top of the sleeping bags.
A person holding an open magazine or booklet with colorful artwork on the left page and text on the right page. The person has tattoos on their hand and is outdoors on a piece of wood surrounded by green grass and plants.
A black table with a clear plastic container of raspberries, a banana in a plastic bag, a red apple, a bottle of juice or soda, a small bowl of crushed red powder, and partially visible orange and other fruits. An open magazine with motivational text and images is also on the table.
A person with long wavy hair wearing large sunglasses and a nose ring, holding a magazine or book outdoors with a clear blue sky in the background.

55 featured artists, essays, comics, doodles, questions. You can snag a copy below. We are blown away by the support and love Prickly Pear has received thus far.

116 pages / full color / 55 submissions / 7” x 9” / self published

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A digital collage with layered text in different fonts and colors over a background of blurred green and purple foliage. Phrases include 'PRAISEY PEAR,' 'PRICKLY PEAR,' 'Trust Your GUT,' 'Not To Be Fucked With,' and 'soft and spikey.'
Text overlay on a dark, leafy background reads: 'Nearly 100 pages, full color, 55 goddamn amazing contributors, available in print later this summer.' The author or publisher's name, Prickly Pear, is in the bottom right corner.
A chaotic garden with a variety of plants, dark leaves, and stems. There is a drawn yellow outline of a bunny shape over the plants.

Download a free PDF version of Peach Fuzz (now Prickly Pear) Volume 1 here.

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Colorful, abstract image resembling water ripples with pink, purple, and blue hues.

"I want to start off by saying, reading your zine last year was transformative for me. I had been feeling very alone for a very long time in a toxic relationship. Prickly Pear helped me to feel that I am truly not alone. It was one of the many tools I used to help me get out of that relationship and make my health and well-being a priority. Thank you." - S

Dark background with colorful, neon-like shapes and streaks that resemble fireworks or celebratory light patterns.
A pole covered in layered torn posters and flyers, including a yellow poster promoting a concert in Portland, Oregon on March 7, 2023, at Revolution Hall with Katy Kirby, and a black and white call for submissions for Peach Fuzz Volume 2.
A cluttered bulletin board covered with multiple overlapping flyers and posters, some partially torn or crumpled.
A cluster of torn and layered posters on a street pole, including a yellow poster advertising an event in Portland, OR on March 7, 2023 at Revolution Hall with Katy Kirby, and a black and white poster for a call for submissions for Peach Fuzz Volume 2.