I am thrilled to announce the publication of the latest print edition of Stranger’s Guide magazine and our first ever photography issue. Inside you will find photo essays from Nigeria, China, Venezuela and New York. We’ve also done something to make this issue a little different. Rather than focus on a location, we chose a thematic approach and concentrated our stories and photos around work and labor.
There is struggle, but also dignity and humanity inherent to work. The labor we do in the world is central to how we understand who we are and our place in society; be it as a writer, a miner, an athlete, a dog walker or a politician. Work can offer a salve for our deeply human yearning for direction and purpose. But it’s also a material necessity, it is how we feed and clothe ourselves, care for others and simply survive. The time we spend each day working is time spent serving, agonizing, toiling, creating and thinking.
Alongside our photo essays, we have a fantastic new piece of fiction by Maurice Carlos Ruffin. We also commissioned 15 journalists and writers from around the world to interview people about their work and create first-person narratives from their stories. These include reflections from a toy maker in Iran, a train conductor in Ukraine, an American Marine in Afghanistan and a bodyguard in Atlanta, Georgia.
Thank you, as always, for joining us on this journey. If you are not yet a subscriber, I hope you will join us or buy single issues here!
Kira Brunner Don
Editor in Chief
