By Cyrus Nasib remember that it is difficult. that everything takes practice. your pills, your nails, painted black and chipped off with time. gel sitting on your desk. so little for so much effort. treasure it like life, becauseit is your life. scraps of cloth, sewn into who stands before the door. keys in hand, bag slung off a worn shoulder. remember who held the tools, that scalpel, needle and thread. keep him safe, for god’s sake. safe as life.
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Erotic Pipedream
By Mariem Mohamed I turn on the tv and I see a perfect woman on screen. Breasts perky, shirt low-cut. Hair as glossy as her lips. Flat stomach, flatter stare.… Continue reading Erotic Pipedream
Letter from My Pink Bedroom
By Emily Brennan Dear fellow students: I am writing to you today to express my frustration and indignation. These feelings are resulting from nineteen years of experiencing manipulation and an… Continue reading Letter from My Pink Bedroom
Caught in Renewal
By Anonymous Solu heard Brick pacing at the door outside his hut, setting a beat for the night’s song. He rolled his eyes and lathered his brows in preparation to… Continue reading Caught in Renewal
Celebrity Objectification
By Devon Russell A few days ago, my partner and I had an eye-opening experience about the recent rise of sexualization in the music industry, particularly of women. Artists like… Continue reading Celebrity Objectification
MESS
By Emily Corbett You look like a mess. That’s what they’ll say. “Couldn’t you have put in more effort today?” “Couldn’t you have put in less?” That’s what they’ll say… Continue reading MESS
The Importance of the Twilight Renaissance
By Lindsay Pelliccia After listening to The Big Hit Show’s recent Twilight deep dive I found myself wanting to reexamine what I, and much of the internet, have been calling… Continue reading The Importance of the Twilight Renaissance
The Introverted Woman
By Shay Overstone It’s a gloomy Friday afternoon and the end of a long day. I met three pressing deadlines, installed my second piece in preparation for crit on Monday,… Continue reading The Introverted Woman
An Opinion Piece on My Own Experience with Transphobia in Theater
By Daniel Kandra When I was a sophomore in high school, the musical that had been chosen for our spring semester was the horror-comedy Little Shop of Horrors. It was… Continue reading An Opinion Piece on My Own Experience with Transphobia in Theater
Equus or: Horse Girls
By Anonymous Could you call yourself a mare? A stallion in the fields and pastures that graze over Girard and Broad in the nightly kind of weather, that can chip… Continue reading Equus or: Horse Girls