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You Create Intricate Rituals: The Homoerotic Action Movie

Smart People on Ice: A Case for Setting Coming-of-Age Films in College

Editors' Note - April 2023

I Don't Know Her

(CW: self-harm, substance abuse) I want to begin this with a disclosure: Vulnerability is my archnemesis. Like, if vulnerability were a...

April Tarot Pulls

Hello there! I’m Taia, and I’ve been reading tarot for two years and I’ve found that it is one of the most rewarding methods to use for...

The Antidote: Self-love & Gratitude

“You don’t think I love you because you don’t love yourself.” I wish I could credit the author of this quote, but I can’t for the life of...

I'm Broken, Let Me Fix You

For the quote-unquote therapist friend and anyone that has googled “reasons to accept that I am worthy of love.”

I Feel Like the Fat Villain in My Own Life

Fat is bad. That’s been taught to me since I was a child. Characters like Ursula and the Queen of Hearts showed me the blueprint for an...

Coping Through Creation

Some kids looked up to superheroes when they were growing up. Others turned to public servants or pop stars. As a socially-anxious...

Thank You: A Breakup Story

It’s February 13th, yes the day before that holiday. My eyes are swollen, I have a piercing headache and everything smells like Jose...

Small Town Therapy: The Journey to Getting My Meds Right

It took a lot of convincing to get my mother to take me to see a therapist. In my Southern Baptist hometown, sadness was viewed as a...

How Traveling Europe Saved My Life

I was encouraged to apply to study abroad by a guy I was head over heels for. I romanticized the idea, I was going to have the...

Editors' Note - March 2021

Growing up, I was always told I was “blossoming” into a young lady. I had books and magazines to guide me through the changes in life and...

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