
Beaten: An Exploration of Kink in Popular Media
Daniel G. critiques the shallow and sensationalized portrayal of BDSM and deviant sexuality in mainstream media, calling for more authenticity, nuance, and respect for the subcultures it attempts to depict.

My Mid-Twenties Are Ghetto: A Testimony in Progress
A raw, reflective, and darkly funny meditation on what it means to hold faith, Black womanhood, and burnout in the same body by Leeyan Redwood.

Situationships and Emotional Bankruptcy
Exploring the complexities of intimacy, emotional detachment, and the cultural impact of hyper-sexuality in modern relationships.

Another Kind of Masculinity
Oscar Fitzgerald unpacks a deeply personal journey with gender through the lens of fashion, pop culture, and queer identity.

American Grown Filipino: Comfort Food Keeping Memories
Summer Smith explores how classic Filipino dishes like lumpia, balut, and sinigang connect them to family, culture, and key moments in their life.

Through Daria: Exploring Feminism, Race, and Growth
Author Calypso Morgan dives into the cultural legacy of “Daria,” unpacking its sharp commentary on adolescence, identity, and social norms. Blending personal insight with critical analysis, Morgan shows how the series remains both relevant and quietly radical decades after its original run.

A Farewell to Joann Fabrics
In this ode to Joann Fabrics, Kennedy Smith reflects on the role it played in her creative journey - from childhood sewing projects to solo Pinterest-fueled runs. As the store shuts down for good, she captures the quiet heartbreak of losing a space that felt like a safe haven for crafters and offline creativity.

I’m Not Lonely, I Just Miss My Friends
Cristina Afonso’s piece gently explores the feelings of nostalgia and change that come with moving away from home. Through small, familiar moments—like late-night chats in a McDonald’s parking lot—she reflects on how leaving can shape who we become.

Online Dating Isn’t Fun Anymore
Kennedy Smith unpacks the rising disillusionment with dating apps among Millennials and Gen Z. Drawing from personal experience, survey data, and expert commentary, she explores the emotional toll of digital dating, the erosion of real-life social spaces, and the loneliness exacerbated by a lack of accessible Third Places.

Here to be Queer
A tender meditation on queerness, solitude, and self-love by Stacia Laroche.

Autism Acceptance
In their deeply personal and powerfully reflective essay, Summer Smith explores their journey of self-diagnosing as autistic, recounting formative experiences of social isolation, sensory sensitivity, and the exhausting need to mask in neurotypical spaces.

Why Being in a Heterosexual Relationship isn’t Feasible, Or, How Society Made Me Gay
This essay by Zaiya Osach explores how emotional labor, gendered expectations, and a suspiciously crusty peanut butter spoon led her to question the feasibility of heterosexual relationships—and ultimately find clarity in queerness.

These Roots Need Room to Grow
Forest Knight reflects on their time working at a nature camp in rural Ohio, where they discovered both the beauty and challenges of outdoor education in a deeply flawed, sexist, and toxic work environment. Despite the personal and professional toll it took, they learned invaluable lessons about leadership, advocacy, and the importance of creating workspaces that support rather than drain you.

Defrosting
A personal essay about what winter has meant to our contributor, Summer Smith, up until recently, what the coming of spring means, and letting the cool in-between be a soothing transition.

Dollar Schnapps and Jell-O Shots
This literary journalistic piece by Maggie Herrera delves into the first-hand account of a local queer bar and drag show venue based in Savannah, Georgia in the midst of drag show bans being announced across the United States in the Spring of 2023.

Mothers, Daughters, and the Mirror Between Them
Cristina Afonso reflects on the deeply intricate and universal nature of mother-daughter relationships through the lens of powerful films and literature. Inspired by Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, it explores themes of identity, independence, and the tension between love and resentment.

The Women Who Inspire Us: Wrapped!
For Women’s History Month, we asked our contributors to tell us about a woman who inspires them. Here’s a little wrap up of what some of them had to say :)

But what if they don’t like me?
How I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki Unveiled the Hidden Fears of the Average Twenty-Something

Disabled and Existing (Simultaneously)
A think piece on the impacts ableism has on mental and therefore physical health (both in America and worldwide) today– including BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ disabled people’s thoughts and experiences, an ongoing pandemic, the forgotten disabled people in natural disasters, the challenges of Section 504 and DEI and what they mean, and inclusive resources.

Girl in the Bathroom
When I go to the club, I embrace the girlhood I am met with. I am not a woman, but I was raised one. I am not a woman, but I was a girl once. I know the girl codes of conduct and I know the club bathroom rules.