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 …
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 …
To the Girl Who Loves Everyone but Herself by Moyurie Som
She walked with an air of measured gaiety and carefully veiled frailty, her skin charred by the naked flames of her own desires, tells everyone she’s …
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 …
Bully by Caroline Lincoln Catlin
your father was an important man. always out on business. big suits. black briefcase. first class. he sent you to boarding school with the rest …
Real Talk About Real Bodies
I am a 15-year-old girl living in America, and I am very involved and interested in fashion and modern media. Of course, I am constantly …
Con-Fi-Dent
If I had to describe myself in three words, none of those words would be confident. Just thinking of three words with which to describe …