The first time I received a name– the way most people come into the possession of one, legally, culturally, socially–… Read more After David by Day Heisinger-Nixon
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A Religion of Disease by Julianne Carew
Content Warning: This essay contains explicit sexual content and drug use, as well as medical situations. I found out… Read more A Religion of Disease by Julianne Carew
Used to Express Exasperation or Boredom by Beki
It’s Friday evening at 6:30pm. And, as with every Friday at 6:30pm during lockdown, my family is on a collective… Read more Used to Express Exasperation or Boredom by Beki
A naïve and sentimental baker by Zeynep Rade
With respect to Friedrich Schiller. My mother couldn’t cook. I remember her taking a sandwich up to her bedroom after… Read more A naïve and sentimental baker by Zeynep Rade
An Informative Blackout by Jane Simonetti
Riggwelter would like to preface this work with a strong content and trigger warning. If you are in any way… Read more An Informative Blackout by Jane Simonetti
Quality Programming in the 90s by Chris Prewitt
Home Release Wednesday, May 21, 1997, a day spent in anticipation of watching Mortal Kombat the movie on VHS. My… Read more Quality Programming in the 90s by Chris Prewitt
Booker T. Washington and Childish Gambino: Masters of Form by Kathleen Minor
In May of 2018 Childish Gambino put out his video for “This is America,” in which he danced alongside school… Read more Booker T. Washington and Childish Gambino: Masters of Form by Kathleen Minor
The Tragedy of Sylvia Plath by Annie Blake
Sylvia Plath died by suicide. She stuck her head in an oven with the gas turned on and waited till… Read more The Tragedy of Sylvia Plath by Annie Blake
On Violence, Snuff Films, and Morbid Curiosity, by Andrew Jason Jacono
Riggwelter would like to preface this work with a strong content warning. If you are in any way sensitive to… Read more On Violence, Snuff Films, and Morbid Curiosity, by Andrew Jason Jacono
Teacher, Lover by Brandon M. Stickney
Her name should not appear here. It’s been thirty years and it’s still on my lips. It was the 1980s,… Read more Teacher, Lover by Brandon M. Stickney
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