For centuries women have been finding new things to change about their bodies, new ways to “improve” themselves, new standards they feel they need to …
The Best Way to Enjoy the Holidays
December marks the month of family get-togethers and holiday parties. However, it is also a time when everyone is worried about the few “holiday pounds” they …
A Story from a Plus-Size Girl
It really seems that these days we are all about Meghan Trainor’s bass. If you’re walking on the street, you can hear it playing from …
Fat by Caroline Rothstein
I am not fat. It took me twenty-two years to purge words onto a page the same way I purged my body into stomach ulcers, …
Eating Disorders: A Modern Epidemic
It is the sad truth that impressionable young girls desire to look the same as models, actresses, and other famous female celebrities they see splashed …
Enter the Queen with her hair about her ears by Joseph Mills
In second grade, she cut her hair, taking the blunt art class scissors and squeezing off a thick lock in the middle of her forehead. …