The Community Building Power of Weekly TV
My first memory of creating community around a television show is when I was ten years old and a handful of my friends became inexplicably devoted to Ghost Whisperer and The Ellen Show ... [W]e were less concerned about the plot than…
Care and Keeping of Your Inner Child
Getting older is something that I’ve been struggling a lot with recently. My fears about time slipping away always seem to crop up when the seasons change, but one thing I have found that really helps is a phenomenon I’ve seen a lot across social media.
Billie Marten on Finding Her Voice in Her New Record Drop Cherries
I’ve never written a piece about an artist before. And if I’m being honest, this was actually my first time coming across Billie Marten’s music. But as soon as I listened to her most recent EP, I was hooked. Her voice was like…
The Third Self explores the beautifully messy creative process: an interview with Salem Paige
Salem Paige’s new book, The Third Self, is a meta collection of poetry divided into three parts: “Identity”, “Uncertainty”, and “Creativity”. The concept of the third self was presented by Mary Oliver in her essay…
Self-Love Isn’t a Fantasy
Where was my fairy godmother when I didn't feel magical on bleak days? Growing up, I faced the social pressures that come with being a Black girl, followed by confusing identity crises, and severe emotional repression. Basically…
Reading to Freedom: K4fia’s Abolitionist Book Club
Abolition theory can be both intimidating and confusing — how can we continue to function if we abolish every system we currently live under? While theorists and activists are continuously figuring out the pragmatics of abolition…