Whenever I move, there’s an echo. One version of me following another, until the sound of her is completely gone…
‘To Be Honest’ Review: Body Positivity, Mother-Daughter Relationships, and High School Drama
Savannah’s life has slowly changed into one she doesn’t even recognize, one with her sister going off to college and her mother losing weight and …
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall… by Alison
The following is a featured 100-word story from the June Writing Challenge. The skin so sallow, eyes wide, full of so many words, words …
Greasy by Avantika Singhal
When I loved eating Junk food at the age of fourteen, I would always visit this food joint close to my house. It was almost …
Fat Is a Neutral Word: An Introduction
I’m fat. I always have been, and, honestly, I probably always will be. My jeans make a very specific “swishy” sound when my thighs rub …
Skinny Jokes by Amanda Valdes
In the seventh grade, my friends accused me of being anorexic. It was supposed to be a joke. I didn’t know if I should have taken …
The Haphazard Geometry of My Body by Shiuli Dutta
They used to fling their words at me, mama, Reckless, harsh and cruel, And I used to suck in my stomach, I didn’t let them …
Seeing Is Deceiving
Say I’m out of touch if you will, but I had never heard “Who You Are” by Jessie J before: “I stare at my reflection …
Review: 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad
Don’t let the title 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl scare you. Mona Awad’s debut novel is wonderfully nuanced, examining both our weight-obsessed culture and …