Collaborative Post with Fords of Winsford For a lot of people, their years spent at university are some of the best of their lives. You experience …
Sisters Who Changed the World: An Essay by Author Kristina Pérez
Being an only child, the complicated and passionate nature of sisterhood has always intrigued me, and it’s a theme I explore in my debut YA …
The Performative Nature of Modern Activist Movements and Why It’s an Issue
Trigger Warning: rape, sexual assault, violence against women James Franco stood on stage to receive his Golden Globe for his role in The Disaster Artist, …
Why Girls Shouldn’t Be Raised on Fairy Tales Alone
The multiple benefits of bedtime stories have long been in the limelight. Not only do these promote strong parent-child bonds, but they also have a positive …
Author Calla Devlin on the Importance of Journalism
I never wanted to be a novelist. When I was in high school, I saw Missing, a movie about an American journalist named Charles Horman. In …
Deconstructing the Problems with James Damore’s Google Memo
When I first read James Damore’s now infamous memo to his coworkers, I wasn’t outraged, or even angry, really. I don’t believe that Damore is …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Sacagawea
Many facts about the famed Shoshone guide Sacagawea’s life, particularly the dates of her birth and death, are unknown. However, all records portray her as …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is often called the “mother of the civil rights movement.” When she was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Rachel Carson
In 1935, after earning a Master’s degree in zoology at Johns Hopkins University, Rachel Carson began working at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service …