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marriage
Confessions of a Midwestern Spinster
Allow me to give you, lovely and (hopefully) unbetrothed reader, an explanation as to why I am so bitter about something I should be congratulating my peers for. Read More
love languages
Love languages: is it science?
There is science behind oxytocin — the “love hormone” — but love is so multidimensional that it’s hard to settle on one universal meaning for all. Read More
fashion
There’s a dress in my closet
One day I know that I will wear that dress out. I know that it will bring me queer joy. Read More
anime
Language is the medium of love
With the absence of language, our awareness of love would be restricted to its mere existence. Read More
schedules
The only reliable thing about the shuttle system is its ability to drive me crazy
The bus schedule is many things, so I’ll tell you what it isn’t. Reliable. On-time. Consistent. Read More
home
When it starts to smell like home
Yet, in random moments, when a smell catches me off guard with the memories it brings, I like to believe the things I feel then are things people feel when they are home. Read More
homesickness
The village on the other side of the Pacific
It is a dream to let the love rooted in my heart, from the people I cherish and the land I belong to, grow prosperously. Read More
eating disorders
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2023
The prevalence and fatal implications of eating disorders warrant more than just seven days of acknowledgement. Read More
fast fashion
In defense of conscious consumption
We can choose to minimize our direct participation in exploitation when we can feasibly do so — we are not, and will never be, utterly powerless in the face of injustice. Read More
