Pain and Pleasure: Claiming My Skin
My tattooed skin is a map of where my brain and heart have travelled. Continue reading Pain and Pleasure: Claiming My Skin
I Keep Buying Things, Please Help
I could feel the ridiculous nature of what I was doing as I tapped my card on the card reader. I feel like if I can only get my apartment looking perfect—if it smells pretty, if it feels cosy enough—all of these things will insulate me from The Badness. Continue reading I Keep Buying Things, Please Help
The Witch is Back
I’ve always wanted to be a witch. They are the ultimate underdog, shape-shifting entities who are hard to pin down—who knows what they have in their collections of spells and potions? Continue reading The Witch is Back
Let’s Talk About Mental Health
I’ve seen and experienced the many ways mental illness has snaked its way through my family history. It’s looked like a lot of things: drug use, alcoholism, overeating, undereating, moodiness, withdrawal from life… But it all comes down to the same thing—mental illness. Continue reading Let’s Talk About Mental Health
Back in School
Trump offers students a role model that has obtained the highest office in the country, without any need for further maturation. Beyond being deeply unfit for office, these children have nothing in common with him. Continue reading Back in School
The Power of Words
It’s not always a comfortable place to be, realising that a word I myself used not too long ago is one that now makes me wince. But as a proud progressive, comfort isn’t the quality I most value—inclusion is. Continue reading The Power of Words
Celebrating One Year
To celebrate our one year anniversary, we’re looking back and sharing a few of our favourite pieces. Continue reading Celebrating One Year
