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Michelle Tea On Knocking Herself Up And The Fertility Industrial Complex
Initiating with the radical transparency that she will thus continue, it is 2011 when Tea’s reproductive odyssey commences. A former sex worker, recovered addict, and recipient of the Lambda Literary Award For Lesbian Fiction, Tea writes candidly about her struggles with mental health, her many heartbreaks, and her joyful promiscuity. Lauded by queer media such Read more
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“A Poem to Latin America…”: An Interview with Fashion Designer Hyla Golden Del Castillo
Featured Image: Justynn Roque and Alec Boyle Five years ago, a determined young woman from Colombia moved to Canada with large aspirations and a drive to make a difference in our world. She thought the very idea of becoming the next Vivenne Westwood was such an out-out-pocket and unrealistic career option, and after considering her Read more
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November Melodies
Oh you chipped, red-rusted leaves, swinging to and fro’, beneath the yel-low— scattered, blanched, frayed You stayed a little longer this year: Knowing that hearts cannot help but long to witness the morning song of your ever-beating autumn: Just another November Melody Read more
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This Writing Life
Featured Image: Etienne Girardet I’ve been struggling to write the last few months. Well, the truth is that I write every day in some form or another, but I don’t feel that I have been particularly productive this year. The work that has gone to print was available online last year, and I’ve waited patiently Read more
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You Can’t Go Home Again: What it Meant to Leave my Hometown Three Times
Featured Image: Mantas Hesthaven The last time I left my hometown was at the start of December 2021. The decision came easily when I sat down with my friend Lucy back in September, a few weeks before my 29th birthday, and confessed how miserable I’d been feeling. I told them everything over beers and burgers, Read more
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Extravagant Highs: A Vignette of Sonnyjim
Extravagant Highs: A Vignette of Sonnyjim by Saambhi Sonnyjim is spearheading a key change in UK hip-hop, sparking interest further and further afield. Having allowed himself to embrace the cultivation of the come-up, it seems his harvest is imminent. Now bouncing from strength to strength, having honed his craft, he has matured into a singular Read more
