This excerpt is from Yael Valencia Aldana’s in-progress memoir, Own way Girl. It is the story of her childhood, growing up on the fragrant Caribbean island of Barbados with her iron-clad adoptive mother, Clara.
Read moreYou Don’t Know How Brave I Am for Not Screaming
In this superb piece of cultural commentary, Kristina Kasparian writes about the stigma of "invisible" conditions, the harsh reality of medical gaslighting, and how society prioritizes motherhood over selfhood. While based on her own experiences with endometriosis, it reflects the attitudes faced by people who suffer from chronic and/or “invisible” illness.
Read moreThe Monstrosity of Motherhood
Writer Chelsea Daniel looks at how motherhood is portrayed in popular culture, particularly in films and explores how mothers who stray from the expected norms of motherhood are seen as villains, on the screen and off.
Read moreEmbracing Strangers
This short but gorgeous piece of memoir by Wendy K Mages reflects on tender moments of human connection and compassion that can be found in some of the most difficult circumstances.
Read moreQueering the vampire
Sophie Breeze discusses the relationship between gender and sexuality to vampire’s liminality.
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