“Eating My Dreams” explores all stages of the self throughout the navigation of past, present, and future as a marginalized person, specifically focusing on the idea of consumption and recycling personal dreams to balance realistic compromise and ideal aspiration.

A lithograph rebelling against Trump’s executive order declaring that there are only two sexes and a self-portrait showcasing the artist’s vulnerable side.

“I created these images in 2024 to capture my experience as a fashion model and the small glimpse I had into the fashion world. As well as an observation as to how beauty standards affected women around me.”

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 :)

This project by Liz Righter explores the relentless demanding of female bodies, often destructive and omitting agency. This is conveyed through multifaceted female subjects, depicted as feminine, subservient, guarded, powerless, and haunted, both in their poses and editorial presentation.

How I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki Unveiled the Hidden Fears of the Average Twenty-Something

As a Trini-American individual raised in the Caribbean, Kenya Charles grew up believing in very strict gender roles. However, after moving to the states and growing older, she realized that she didn’t necessarily have to be confined to societal views.

Unbeliebabe explores themes of femininity and transcendence of just being by blending photography with painting-style digital post-processing, collage techniques, and 3D elements to seamlessly merge reality with the unreal.

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.

A short story about a woman in her 50s who finds a box of unsent letters she wrote to herself in her 20s, filled with passion, longing, and artistic dreams she never pursued.

A poem about outrage at oppression and fighting for the queer experience by Tris Meagher.

"U-HAUL UR ASS OUT" is all about reclaiming your power after a breakup—packing up the past, quite literally, and driving off into something better. It’s a mix of humour, sass, and that deep sigh of relief when you finally let go of someone who wasn’t serving you.

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.

Embarrassment felt a lot like overexposure. Like one of those dreams where you realize midway through your presentation you aren’t wearing pants and everyone is laughing at you. Only I wasn’t dreaming and thankfully I had my pants on. I was in the Publix parking lot and my dad’s hand was stretched out to me. He wanted me to hold it. I wanted to disappear. I hated the stares we would get by holding hands. My small black hand in his large white one. 

For many, the Oscars are a night to celebrate cinema and those responsible for keeping it alive. However, one of the most essential roles of the Oscars is the opportunity to open doors and raise voices that are regularly overlooked. This is not simply an attribute of the Academy, but a responsibility they carry. It's why, time and time again, people raise their complaints when this potential goes unfulfilled—one clear example being the #OscarsSoWhite campaign back in 2016, a direct response to the all-white ensemble of nominees that year.