A Love Letter to the Freshman 15
"For young women and femme-presenting people who begin to gain weight in college, the stigma surrounding fatness can significantly impact their mental health, leading to increased stress, anxiety, and self-doubt."
Grotto
“One of the telltale signs of when a Resident was almost ready to be released was when she had nurtured a tree in a full cycle. The women were supposed…
In Search of Pleasure: An Emotive Frame of Anaïs Nin’s Erotica
"Sex can also feel like theft, it can force us to confront ourselves in ways we tend to ignore within the normalcy of mundane life. The act is gendered, it’s…
An Ode to the Library
"What drew me to the act of reading was the tactile sensation of holding a book in my hands and the power the physical object had to immerse me in…
From Joke to Judgment: Why Saying You’ll Drop Out to Strip Isn’t Funny
"Even if these offhand comments are made with pure intentions, they reinforce the negative stigma around sex work and harm those in the field."
Enemies to Lovers: Deconstructing a Timeless Trope
"Across periods of time, enemies to lovers contrives in romantic love a dangerously transcendental power— one which eclipses economic, racial, and relational unrest."
