Jennifer Baker considers the ways in which hair removal rituals, begun in her tween years, have helped her achieve body acceptance and connect with her own desire.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Barely There
Jennifer Baker considers the ways in which hair removal rituals, begun in her tween years, have helped her achieve body acceptance and connect with her own desire.
Posted inNonfiction
In the Country of Women
Amid badass women and endless stories, a young California writer comes of age in the orange groves as the Golden State comes into its own.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
An Introduction To Death
Raising a teenager of her own offers author A.M. Homes a glimpse into her mother’s experience of raising her.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
An Introduction To Death
Raising a teenager of her own offers author A.M. Homes a glimpse into her mother’s experience of raising her.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Story
The Queer Generation Gap
How the sexual fluidity of the next generation reflects the limitations of the one that came before it.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
A Woman Becomes a Nightingale
Carolita Johnson reviews the ugly history of rape being weaponized — and politicized — as a means of silencing women.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
A Woman Becomes a Nightingale
Carolita Johnson reviews the ugly history of rape being weaponized — and politicized — as a means of silencing women.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The End of Poker Night
Mindy Greenstein looks back on the gambling that was a big part of life with her Holocaust refugee parents.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
My So-Called Media: How the Publishing Industry Sells Out Young Women
Rookie is the latest publication for young women to shut down. How do you survive a system set up for you to fail?
