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I Moved 5 Times in 5 Months (And It Really Sucked)

In the last five and a half months, I’ve signed three different leases and moved…

Our Souls Create Lightning

When you told me I was your soulmate, I believed you. I looked into your…

Being Biracial Doesn’t Mean Choosing Between Two Heritages

What am I? Well, I’ve never really considered myself white, and I’ve never considered myself…

What We See In The Mirror Is Not All That We Are

by Grace Carpenter “Beauty” is a tricky word. We tend to think of beauty as…

I Don’t Have a Fear of Commitment; I Have a Fear of Rejection

The day a first date rolls around, and there I go, doing everything in my…

What It’s Like Waiting On The One You Love

By Anonymous I waited. I checked for you at the window, though I tried not…

What It’s Like To Be In Love And Have Daddy Issues

I’m a daughter with “Daddy Issues.” I know what you are probably thinking, because I…

Why I’m Not A Mean Girl Anymore

On October 3rd, my social media was flooded with images of the famous scene in…

How My Best Friend Overcame Bullying

This is so cliché, but there I was, staring out into the ocean watching the…

Dear Men’s Magazines, Feminism Is Not a Commodity

We’ll start off with my husband. He’s a Marine, so he gets his hair cut…

You Know Me. I Am A Rape Survivor

Trigger warning for rape and sexual assault   By Anonymous I am your sister, cousin,…

Reflecting On September 11th

I have one singular memory of September 11, 2001. I was safe in my fourth…

On Loving the South & Being Ostracized By the Confederacy

As I wind down the mountain lined roads towards the miniature metropolis that boasts one…

Coping When Loved Ones Abandon You

Over the course of the past several months, I’ve managed to be abandoned by four…

Reading In Public Is Not An Invitation For Conversation

Last week I was working in a local coffee shop when a girl my age…

The True Confessions Of Being A Side-Chick

“This girl just shared on Facebook an article titled ‘Confessions of Being a Side-Chick,’ with…

Surviving Corporate America’s Hunger Games

By Anonymous In less than three years at my company I have had five different…

We Need To Talk About Abortion

The first time I visited a Planned Parenthood, I was 17 and seeking birth control…

The “New Normal” Of Sexuality

By Anonymous  The very visible conversation of sexuality, particularly in the recent months with Caitlyn…

Understanding A Lifetime Of Being An Oversharer

Whether you’re drunk and chatty or sober and full of words, at some point in…