Modern media typically portrays high school as a very special phase in a person’s life, but the industry does not usually show the entire picture. …
Fat Is a Neutral Word: Good nor Bad, It Just Is
I have a certain memory from years ago that I can’t seem to shake. A friend one day wore a pink shirt paired with a …
Turning Unlovely to Lovely: Essay by YA Author Heather Cumiskey
When heaven gave out locks before my debut as a newborn, my angel on the assembly line must have gotten distracted and given me five …
The Great Manifesto of Acceptance by Gianne Inumerable
Quotations in the video: “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” –Audre Lorde, …
Feel. Fall. Foster.
When the darkness slowly surrenders all it has so it can let the sun rise to its mighty height; when the moon kisses the rays …
My Heart Sweet Talks My Brain by Demi Richardson
Here is our affirmation, the one we’ve been waiting for, the one we should have heard this morning when we left the house for work …
Unmasked
“All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from …
The Truth About Graduation Goggles
“Hey, do you guys want to catch up today?” My friends on the WhatsApp group to which I sent this message were flabbergasted. This was …
How to Love Yourself
You’re important. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that you are, but there are many ways to remind yourself. Become what you love. Wear what inspires you. …