By Manuela Vega An illogical, reverberating voice in my head begged me to say something; do something; be something — even if it took months — so she’d notic...

By: Rosie Leonard 10. Heard It In A Past Life - Maggie Rogers (2019) If anyone knows how to write an empowering anthem, it’s Maggie Rogers. Heard It In A Pas...

By: Ruby Asgedome I’m 19 years old, five-foot-six and I have naturally curly hair that’s coloured brown with blond tips. I have brown eyes — sometimes they l...

By Didhiti Kandel A slave to your words is what you’ve made me. Leering, your eyes, watch me while you drink your afternoon tea. You judge me by the length o...

By Chloé Rose Whitmore Featured in our fall 2019 issue A few days after my 24th birthday, I moved in with my boyfriend. Having been together for over six yea...

By Mahirah Syed Featured in our fall 2019 issue Trigger warning: self-harm and suicidality “Julia doesn’t think you’re okay,” said the psychiatrist about why...

By Kiarra Swaby Featured in our fall 2019 issue Trigger warning: sexual assault Dear Kiarra, It has been a year since that moment changed your life forever. ...

By Dararrtu Abdullahi Featured in our fall 2019 issue I sit on the floor of the mosque with my hijab covering my tightly curled hair. We quietly converse amo...

By Emily Peotto Featured in our fall 2019 issue The veins of my grandmother’s hands were stark blue against her pale skin. Her hair was grey and wispy, still...

Yasmeen explores new meanings of womanhood in the new Aladdin remake— something Disney princesses have never seen before..

By Cheyenne Bholla Featured in our fall 2019 issue I’ve had a long journey with my hair. When I was younger, I idolized girls in my school who had silky stra...

How white feminism is exclusionary and why white women need to take accountability.

By Natalie Michie Featured in our fall 2019 issue I don’t shave my pubic hair. Although I say that now with confidence and even pride, I admit it took me a l...

By Ashley Alagurajah Balling on a budget? Wanna look iced out? Look no further, we're talking ACCESSORIES people! The year is 2008, you’re at Claire’s with y...

Herminia Chow opens up about her life-changing experience after being hit by a car.

By Zanele Chisholm My head keeps spinning until I feel the blood-moon howling at me. Was it my mother? Begging me to come… Home. Could it exist in two dimens...

By Jordan Currie Funny how monsters can keep praying on the bodies of the young and beautiful in exchange for spotlights (or, in exchange for nothing, nothin...

My name is Jada Muirhead. I am 10 years old, and live in Connecticut, U.S.A. I was given a writing assignment in class and my teacher told us we could write ...

By Jordan Currie And so it seems that violation only brings out her titles case after case after case daughter mother sister wife She could have been yours d...

By Maddy Hillis Part 1: Mothballs (January) The therapist’s office smelled like mothballs and cheap lavender candles. I sat on the worn leather sofa picking ...