Film and I: How “The Bold Type” Ended Our Toxic Relationship

I am one to proclaim that the things we choose to watch, listen to, read, and indulge in are a big factor that shapes the kind of person we become … and shapes the way we perceive the world around us. Through its realism, its relatability, and it's all-inclusivity -- The Bold Type is a healthy binge-watching alternative.

From the Former Fan

This short fictional story centers around seventeen-year old Jo, an aspiring journalist and devoted fan to the fictional artist, Derek White. Throughout, she sadly learns that there is a separation from an image of a person and their true selves.

"Beach Body Ready"

It is not uncommon for people with existing anxiety and self-esteem issues (like myself) to feel a dip into low moods in the summertime, particularly when we are flooded with images and advertisements for how to keep ourselves “beach body ready.”

Katie Diasti’s Company, viv, is About to Be Your Favorite Period Product Brand

This 22-Year-Old Female Founder is Making Periods Sustainable, Accessible, and Affordable. Get ready for viv to be your new favorite period product brand.

Family, From All Angles

Support networks are important for everyone, but they don’t always come in the same form for every person. Family is perhaps the first one that comes to mind, but the definition of family is not uniform. For some, it’s biological. For others, it’s chosen. For some, it’s a mixture of the two.

“Cirrhosis”- Getting Drunk on Male Attention

Girls and femme-identifying people simultaneously need to practically break their necks to be as feminine as possible while being constantly belittled for femininity, all for the end goal of being in a straight relationship with a man who will appreciate their beauty. Why can’t we just value ourselves without a man’s approval?

How Remembering Jane Austen Changed My View of Women’s History

In my poetry, I see that the historical contextualization and memorialization of women can have a profound impact on what we now believe is possible.

How Looking Back Helped Me Move Forward

Every time I pass her building, when the family gets together for dinners, as her favorite song plays in my shuffled playlist; she is everywhere…I didn’t know how much of me was made of her, and I don’t know if I’ll ever fully understand, but having you here is something I’ll forever be grateful for.

Intersectional Feminist Vocab: Using the Term Womxn

As “womxn” increasingly becomes apart of our language, it may feel intimidating if it’s something you may not know much about or have even heard for the first time. Here we answer some questions you may have about the word.

A Girl in Love with Herself

It’s taken me a long time to embrace the beauty and power of my imperfections. Moreover, to realize that my worth isn’t lessened by my flaws.

Introducing Miscellaneous: Serious Fun

Miscellaneous: Serious Fun is a new column where I’ll explore random subjects that I’m interested in, just for the hell of it.

Safety by Yourself: Finding Pleasure after Sexual Assault

For trauma survivors, pleasure is a process of growth.

What's First-Gen? Turns Out I Am

At my high school’s college signing day, they made a point of mentioning who was the first in their family to graduate from high school or the first in their family to go to college. Everyone clapped and cheered and the adults in the room seemed particularly impressed, but I don’t think any of us really understood the weight of what we were experiencing or about to transition into.

The Mysterious Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Everyone knows the name Amelia Earhart. She has been a staple figure in elementary school history classes for generations, and most people have a sense of the basic information: famous pilot, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, disappeared mysteriously. But that’s pretty much where the description ends for a lot of us.

Why It's Complicated to Acknowledge My OCD Tendencies

I remember there was a marked time in my childhood when I started performing obsessive actions, and then a time when I realized these actions were not something everyone did.

Jessica Jones: Goodbye Letter to Marvel’s Unapologetic Female Superhero Show

“Dear Jessica Jones, you deserved better than this.”

Confessions of a Hopeless Romantic: Or, Why I’ve Stopped Dating for a While

Through messages I’d received through books, and through the messages I’d received from people around me my whole life, I’d been told that relationships have a playbook that they start and develop by, and had either desperately misconstrued these messages or taken the really damaging ones to heart.

Praise to the Ingles Salad Bar

An ode to the greatest southeastern supermarket chain of Heaven.

Numb

A short story on the emotional toll womanhood can exact today.

For the Youth of Today, From the Youth of Yesterday

The time to act on climate change is now; not tomorrow, or in a week or even a day.

Common Phrases to Rethink

I decided to visually depict the absurd and problematic thinking behind the phrases and words used today that need to be erased from our language.

What a Really (Really) Long Walk Taught Me About Myself

In my hand was a boarding pass for a flight to Madrid, the first stop on a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago, an ancient route that has attracted religious and secular travelers for centuries. Aside from the aforementioned backpack and shoes, I was diving way outside of my comfort zone without as much as a clear idea of where exactly in Spain the journey would take me.

To All the Girls Who Aren’t Like the Rest

“It’s up to us to teach young girls and even ourselves that being a girl is ok. In fact, it’s great! Be the best girl or womxn you can be and be a role model for others who might be afraid to be themselves.”

Christie Tyler, Billie Eilish, and Me: A Note on Androgynous Fashion

I remember sending a photo of an outfit I wore to a group chat of 11 of my closest friends with the caption “this makes me feel androgynous” – meaning: it makes me feel less feminine than my tight, revealing outfits usually do.

What They Say & What I Show Them In Retrospect: A Poetry Series

A poetry series on the growth past the impeding efforts of society to restrict a woman’s progress.

Candy is Sweet, a Lack of Reproductive Rights is Not

Both sides of the political spectrum miss the fact that sex is fun- and reproductive rights should be seen that way too. I noticed a few months ago that common contraceptives resemble candy in some ways. Perhaps if contraceptives were seen in the same light-hearted manner as candy, there wouldn’t be stigma, debate, or denial with regard to obtaining them or protesting against laws that limit access to them.

Is This Ride Safe? And Other Questions Women are Sick of Asking

With ride-sharing apps developing an established presence all over the world, some innovators are seeking to ensure that women are both safe and comfortable when using the service.

Femintimacy: Embracing My Almost-Lingerie

But over time, I realized that it wasn’t about appearance or pleasing others, it was about feeling good in what I was wearing—even, and sometimes especially, if no one could see it.

What It’s Like Being a Woman During the Summer

Ladies, summer is officially here. I’s time to have at least one hand on sunscreen and one eye on the nearest shady area at all times – this is not a drill. Say your prayers to Rihanna or whoever you believe in that we make it out of this one alive.

Too Femme and Too Masc: The Bathroom Anxieties of a Nonbinary Person

It’s more than just a bathroom. It can be a source of anxiety, or it can be a battlefield, but most importantly, it’s a right and a sense of freedom.