From October 2014 to October 2016, Things Created By People was published in quarterly issues. Presented here are the covers and original table of contents for these issues. Additionally, at the bottom of the page you'll find the pieces we published independently of the issue format.
You can also explore the archive organized by contributor or by category.
Volume One
Four issues, October 2014 – June 2015
Cover photo: Thomas Baldwin
Issue One
Issue One was released on October 26, 2014.
The theme was Peril. Risk. Fear. Family Road Trips.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Thomas Baldwin.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Issue One
from Managing Editor Adam Cecil
Table of Contents
Where to?
song by Rob Interface
Young and in Love
essay by Rachel Petzinger
Taco and the Tramp
essay by Kathryn Leslie
Spacebook, Episode 10 - "The Mess"
video by Adam Cecil
Emar
song by The Boston Bullies
Storytelling with Natalia
audio project by Natalia Lehaf
A Nietzchean Reevaluation of Necromancy
article by James Kopf
Photos of People
by Rachel Hawatmeh
Cover photo: Thomas Baldwin
Issue Two
Issue Two was released on February 22, 2015.
The theme was Death. Destruction. Despair. Family dinners.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Thomas Baldwin.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Issue Two
from Editor Thomas Baldwin
Table of Contents
"I'm a person, not a robot."
an interview with Erika Boudreau-Barbee
Sundays Since I Have Graduated
essay by Saleem Gondal
For Fear of Being More Afraid
poetry by Joseph Anderson
48 hours
photos and poetry by Sophie Nau
Poke
essay by Adam Cecil
What Technology Does for Us
photography by Natalia Lehaf
Cover photo: Elena Mudd
Issue Three
Issue Three was released on April 20, 2015.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Thomas Baldwin.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Issue Three
from Editor Natalia Lehaf
Table of Contents
Dolly Parton is the South's Queer Matriarch (And We Need Her)
by Michael Doshier
Warped Tour Taught Me How To Love
by Nick Boyd
Laughing Out Loud
by Sara Miller
Depictions of and Challenges to the New Woman in Hannah Höch’s Photomontage
by Thomas Baldwin
Photography
by Tennessee Nunez
The Stomach Bump
by Rachel Petzinger
Drift
by Ben Miller
Home Video: Road Trip
video and words by Adam Cecil
Photography
by Elena Mudd
Cover photo: Jon Hess
Issue Four
Issue Four was published on June 8, 2015.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, Chloe Isacke, and Thomas Baldwin.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Issue Four
from Managing Editor Adam Cecil
Table of Contents
A Farewell to the Queen of Conway
a virtual play by Michael Doshier
What Koreans, Afghans, and Greeks Can Teach us About Homophobia
by Jonathan Friedel
Home
by Natalia Lehaf
Selected Tweets (Book Review)
by Brittani Hilles
Spacebook, Episode 11 – "Infurna"
words and video by Adam Cecil
On Hiatus
letter from Roving Brooklyn co-founder and editor Thomas Baldwin
sexxxy art project
by Kathryn Leslie
originally posted to Roving Brooklyn in April 2014
The August Corpse Project 2014
by The Undeadly Theater Company
originally posted to Roving Brooklyn in September 2014
Volume Two
Four issues, September 2015 — August 2016
Cover photo by Rachel Hawatmeh.
Fall 2015
The Fall 2015 issue was published on September 14, 2015.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Chloe Isacke.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Fall 2015
from Editor Natalia Lehaf
Table of Contents
A document of the moment: an interview with Jake Fertig
by Adam Cecil
Small Objects Created Big Worlds: a tour of Jennifer Wells' miniature diorama photography
interview by Natalia Lehaf
7 Crucial Lessons from Unsolved Mysteries
by Rachel Petzinger
Coast to Coast
by Stephanie DeSousa
Saying Goodbye Chelsea
by Tennessee Nunez
Under her influences: Meghan Irving talks about her inspiration
Cover photo by Néha Hirve. Click on the image to see it in more detail.
Winter 2016
The Winter 2016 issue was published on January 19, 2016.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Chloe Isacke.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Winter 2016
from Copy Editor Chloe Isacke
Table of Contents
Néha Hirve: the visual artist behind the Winter 2016 cover photo
Art Collision: Francis Steakknife & Johnny Darlin
The Importance of Listeners
by Emily Dalmas
Greetings from Liberty City
by Rachel Petzinger
Women: A Tirade
by Sarah Nasra
Cover photo by Simon Khalil.
Spring 2016
The Spring 2016 issue was published on April 25, 2016.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Chloe Isacke.
Letter from the Editor
A letter from Finn the cat
a letter from the Editor's cat
Table of Contents
"Don't date me, I'm the NSA": a conversation with Mary Anderson
interview by Adam Cecil
Meera Lee Patel: "Creativity comes from curiosity"
interview by Natalia Lehaf
Art Collision: Kaela Garven & Julia Pugachevsky
Behind the Scenes: On-Going with Matilde Keizer
interview by Natalia Lehaf
Thin and Beautiful
essay by Sarah Nasra
Cover photo: "Nice guys finish last" by Joe Gallo. Click on the image to read the entire comic.
Summer 2016
The summer 2016 issue was published on August 8, 2016.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Chloe Isacke.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Summer 2016
from Editor-at-large Thomas Baldwin
Table of Contents
A Taste of Mary Catherine's Better Ice Creamed
interview by Natalia Lehaf
Marcel Broodthaers at MoMA
essay by Thomas Baldwin
The Magic Struggle Bus
essay by Michael C. Robinson
Three Poems
by Zoe Contros Kearl
Dear Edie Falco
a letter from Rachel Petzinger
Volume Three
One issue, October 2016
Cover photo: Christopher Fox
Fall 2016
The Fall 2016 issue was published on October 31, 2016.
It was compiled and edited by Adam Cecil, Natalia Lehaf, and Chloe Isacke.
Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor, Fall 2016
by Adam Cecil
Table of Contents
The Rise and Shine of Amy Leon
interview by Natalia Lehaf
Meet Tristan Carter-Jones
by Michael Doshier
New York on a Canvas
art by David Bransfield
Vardaan Arora: How OCD and India made a popstar
interview by Natalia Lehaf
Road Trip
photography by Anna Lynch
More Photos of People
by Rachel Hawatmeh
Photo by Josh Kuipers
"The Lost Year"
Pieces published independently of the issue format, January 2017 – September 2017
Nick Sellek's Snowscapes
interview by Adam Cecil
Winter, New York
photo essay by Josh Kuipers
Signs created by people at the Woman's March on NYC
photography by Natalia Lehaf
What I Read in 2016
essay by Natalia Lehaf
The Rizzos go to prom
music and commentary by The Rizzos
Digging Into Continental Breakfast
music and commentary by Continental Breakfast
straight boy
poem by Tony Giambra
SmilingWhenYoureSad_Collection00 & Collection 01
multimedia visual art by Tennessee Nunez
Koreatown, Los Angeles
photography and poetry by Sophie Nau
Seeing Faces with Keith Larsen
illustrations by Keith Larsen
Pete Fallon Draws Donald Trump
interview by Natalia Lehaf