A piece by Hannah May Contrary to popular belief, I like to think that most people are dreamers, or at least more dreamer than do-er. People who strive for greatness are few and far between. Though a lot of people start out with a dream career or life plan, somewhere in between kindergarten and nine to five jobs, we lose our drive to … Continue reading Bad Art
A poem + art I still look for you in the lapse between thunder and lightning. It’s always nothing when I stop to listen. I still search for you in the fog by the pier. I search for love in the ashes of old arguments. Do you look through your old journals for me? Do you remember me in fading words? Maybe I’m … Continue reading skins
Paintings from the talented Megan Tresca. Megan Tresca is a student at the Rhode Island School of Design majoring in painting. Her work examines themes of feminism, social constructs, visual culture and womanhood. Her website is portfolios.risd.edu/megantresca and her instagram is oldwelshwitch23. Continue reading Let’s Face It, We’re All Liars
art and poetry by Shannon King; you can find more of her work here hike through windy paths (death) depths of consciousness triggers are jokes (except for when I’m shaking) brain recoils at my body’s dispense wrinkled creases permanency (frown lines) botox my mind where it should be Continue reading trigger warnings
a photo series by liz stewart Continue reading Through a Rose-Colored Lense
by Lucia Zheng Recently, in a conversation with a group of highly accomplished, intelligent young men, I was told, with great insistence and conviction, that “third wave feminism has no place in the 21st century”. I’ll give them some credit for their investment in this conversation. They cited women’s suffrage, Title IX and access to birth control as major accomplishments of the feminist movement. But … Continue reading Third Wave Feminism: Where It Has Been and Where It Still Has to Go
a piece by Sofia Sears, recently published on the political blog OpinYoung, copied here: “No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body.” – Margaret Sanger The free reign of rape apologists and anti-abortion activists (often synonymous)– is a topic we ought to scrupulously dissect. However, in a country as embedded with deep-seated fear of the potential “dangers” intrinsic to women … Continue reading The A Word
Photographs by Julianna Yablans Photographs taken at the Luxembourg Palace, Paris, France. Continue reading dark days
Disappointment smells like the burnt edges of the books in Fahrenheit 451 The city becomes too small at night. The world will close in and curtains must be drawn The shadows will not go. I will hold myself into anything; abyss solitude emptiness I will carry myself through hell but it will not be beautiful The sun still rises and people … Continue reading shrinking girl
This month, we have a playlist curated by a guest contributor, Austin Astrup, centered around the theme of “self-reflection”. It is meant to accompany you while engaging in the very confusing, disconcerting, but ever-evolving experience that is self-contemplation and self-reflection. Enjoy, below (and follow Austin on soundcloud for more). Continue reading self-reflection- a playlist
The Odyssey Zine 