Category Archives: Creative

By Kat Brydson// TW: EATING DISORDERS Recovery is… I wish I could give my 11-year-old self a hug. I wish I could tell her that she is enough, that she doesn’t need to change for anyone, including herself. I wish I could tell her that she’s not alone, that she should tell her mom whatContinue reading “Recovery Is…”

by Leila Kalliel // I am a man eater.  I like eating men.  Their fear, so sweet on my tongue  ~ I am a man eater I like eating men I like it even more when they run ~ Their smell is so heinous Their minds, so dull The least they can do is entertainContinue reading ““Man Eater””

Issabel Pantaleon // I wish I could tell you how much you mean to me. How much I miss you. Where did you go? Why does my life feel so empty without you? It’s like this little piece of me is missing, so small I only notice when it’s really quiet and you would usuallyContinue reading “Letter to my Depression”

Emma Eriksen I’m fourteen, wrapped in a hospital gown and shivering at the antiseptic chill of the room, watching as the doctor chats with my mom like I wasn’t there. After spending an hour collecting my vital signs, asking me questions, asking my mom questions, and palpating my abdomen, all interspersed with long waits, heContinue reading ““You don’t look sick””

Sydney Milewski // Dear Body, I love you. I think that’s hard for a lot of us to say because we don’t feel like we deserve to say it. But I do love you. Even if there are things I may want to change about you or feel insecure about, that doesn’t mean I shouldContinue reading “A Love Letter To Our Bodies”

Swara Tewari // When I was a little girl, I used to excitedly don all the frilly dresses my mom bought for me, and wear matching butterfly hair clips. I used to play with dolls and twirl around the living room, pretending I was a princess. When asked what my favorite color was, I wouldContinue reading “My complicated relationship with femininity”

Alexandra Gray // This past month was Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Ironically, and somewhat fittingly, I was unaware of this until this year. Upon reflection, I realized that there is still a taboo surrounding the discussion of sexual assault and survivor stories. Even with the explosion of the “Me Too” movement, a lot of peopleContinue reading “A Time to (Un)Learn: A Brief History of Sexaul Assault Awareness Month”

Katie Caracciolo // I would like to apologize. Not for anything I’ve done to you personally, nor because I think you deserve it, but because I finally see what I was missing. I know little of you, what you stand for, or what you love, but over the past several months, your voice has becomeContinue reading “An Informal Apology to Taylor Swift”

Rayelyn Mallari // Content Warning: The following poem contains themes of sexual violence, suicide, and PTSD that may be traumatizing or uncomfortable to some readers.  Part I – Here Lies My Silence  September  Sixth grade I’m the girl in the cafeteria  plastic gloves and a hair net Wiping down tables  I see him As I’mContinue reading “Cinematic Capsize: A Sexual Assault Story in 7 Parts”

Katie Caracciolo // 8/31/2015 On the first day of seventh grade, I confront my reflection in the mirror: the epitome of middle school awkwardness. Barely there blonde hair hangs down over my forehead, pimples freckle my chin, and horrible plastic glasses frame my nearsighted eyes. But my recently-tightened braces shine bright in the mirror, becauseContinue reading “On Uniformity”