The Mammogram Debate: What You Need To Know For Your Ta-Tas

Listen up, ladies—getting our ta-tas smashed by a machine from the moment we’re 40 years…

Transatlanticism: A Very Long (Distance) Engagement

The first Valentine’s Day we spent together was blissfully ordinary. My boyfriend and I had…

How To Live Large In The Steel City: Pittsburgh

Kristin: While my parents and family may be New Jersey through and through, I was born…

Why We Need To Talk About Female Genital Mutilation

By Christie FitzPatrick  **Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and may cause triggers for sexual…

Literally Darling’s Fashion Guide For Fluctuating Weight

When I lost weight last year, I used to dread getting dressed each day. The…

Pushing Mental Illness To The Wayside

“Over the centuries, there have been trends in the way mental illness is viewed and…

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Why Every Woman Needs Galentine’s Day

On Valentine’s day of my senior year of college, 15 of my closest friends and…

A Close-Up And Personal Interview With Wadjet Eye Games

Wadjet Eye Games, an independent (indie) adventure game company is well known for its wildly…

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Do Work, Be Happy, And Stop Trying To Monetize Your Joy

I’ve spent most of my working life until now trying to figure out how I…

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Boredom Is My Arch-Nemesis

“The over-bored go overboard.” I came across that line in a post by Katherine Leon…

Getting To Know Kelsey Through GIFs

Welcome to the next episode of Getting to Know Literally, Darling‘s authors! I love GIFs…

A Cynic’s Guide To “The Secret”

Ask, believe, receive. This is my oldest sister Queenie’s new philosophy, taken from the pages…

On Being A Morning Person

“I had to hit snooze three times on my alarm this morning.” “Why can’t school…

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On Knowing When To Quit

Sometimes it seems like, in our current economy, “quit” is the ultimate four-letter word. When…

Picking On Repeat: Life With Dermatillomania

The term dermatillomania is really just a more complicated term for Skin Picking Disorder, which…

5 Resolutions For Better Hair In 2014

We’re coming to the end of the first month of the year, which means it’s…

Should I Have Kids? The Cray-Cray Edition

My Facebook feed is breeding babies at the moment. Everywhere I look, babies are having…

#Murica: 15 Ways You Know You’re From A Military Town

By Rachel Francis The place I call “home” is Hampton Roads, Va. Hampton Roads is…

7 Tips For Living In A Small Space

Tiny houses seem to be having a moment right now. The compact homes are cheaper…

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Going Vegan (Sort Of) And Easy Recipes

By Sarah Shermyen Last summer was a strange one for me. I took six weeks…