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Yesterday, When I Was Small
Image Source: Unsplash- Sandor Rodriguez Castro Playing tic-tac-toe, And hide-and-seek; Racing round the camp, With old tires every day of the week. Building a spider’s house; Decorating it with flowers, Like during the dry season, Oh! it was some season to remember. Playing our game of “ouui” when the moon was up; Running round the…
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Unknown Roads
Image Source: Pexels- John Hild she named the next chapter unknown she didn’t want to know she just wanted to live and experience whatever that might be she’d have to live and see This was written by our contributing writer, Luna Baic.
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The Power Of Your Inner Circle
Image Source: Unsplash- Melissa Askew As a survivor of childhood abuse, learning to keep the peace and smooth out other people’s discomfort created an adult who struggles to stand firm in what I believe in and know to be true. While I have many great examples of all the moments I did the right thing,…
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Twenty Lessons I Learned in My Twenties: A Retrospective On A Chaotic Decade
Image Source: Unsplash- David Holifield By the time this article is published…it will have happened. I will have turned thirty, marking the end of a tumultuous decade. I laughed and cried and changed more in my twenties than I ever thought possible. I got married. I moved away from my hometown and back again twice…
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Seaheart
The cover image was taken by David Mawdsley and it was found on Pexels. Image Source: Pinterest “from the secret diary of an unnamed heart” There was a girl not quite made of skin and time like the rest. She walked through the world quietly, like a whisper the wind had almost forgotten, trailing softness…
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Friends, How Many of Us Have Them?
Image Source: Unsplash- Leah Hetteberg Welcome to June, loves! We’ve officially made it to another summer. Over the past few months, we’ve talked about improving our relationships with ourselves and developing romantic connections, but we haven’t touched on friendships. Friendships can be beautiful, but also complicated, and today we’re going to talk about that. From…
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Identity Pursuit
Image Source: Unsplash- Barry Johnson Pearl grew up in a less privileged family with many children, old and young, who she thought were all her siblings. One silly day, she overheard people talking about how much they felt sorry for her because her real mother might be living a good and fancy life somewhere else.…
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Meant To Meet
Cover Photo: Pexels- Taryn Elliott Sourced Through Pinterest No matter where we go Our hearts still beat as one, The farther I go, the closer I love Our hearts might not know this But we’re lovers meant to meet. Like a part of me You make me whole, Your smile is like my mantra Your…
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The Fairytale Ending
The cover image was sourced through Pexels and it was taken by a photographer named Lucio Paneri. Image Source: Pinterest Margaret wanted to be the perfect wife, mother, and homemaker someday. She had just turned eighteen, and her parents were pushing her to find a good husband to marry. Since it was the 1950s, most…
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Hang
Image Source: Pexels- Samrat Sammy You were behind the wheel, I rode shotgun. “Is it difficult?” I had asked. “I’m getting the hang of it, easy task.” You had said it with a smile, the moon cut in half. We were only eighteen, in driving class. Your life had been a difficult one. Absent father,…
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Jenny, The Hero
Image Source: Pexels- lil artsy Sometimes, heroes don’t wear uniforms. Sometimes, they have furs. Sometimes, to show their feelings, They usually purr. Sometimes, they aren’t that beautiful; They have prickling whiskers. Sometimes, they don’t bark to be heard, Cause they are silent saviors. Sometimes, you don’t know if they are heroes, But watch their movements…
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Confessions of a College Student: Some Non-Advice
This image was taken by Lauren DeSantis. I am not entirely sure how to go about writing advice like this. There is a HerCampus magazine chapter at my university where my fellow women write fun advice articles like “top ten songs” or “absolute skincare musts,” which I read as often as I eat breakfast during…
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