Author: Eleanor Guy
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I Am A Five-Letter Word
The names in this article have been altered to maintain privacy. “Come on, we’re gonna be late!”, Sophie whispered. It was 1:58pm on a Wednesday. Our routine Strings rehearsals were at 2:00pm, and we were going to be late for the first time ever. I was rarely late—even obsessively early in my strive to receive…
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No One Wants to See Your Arms!
CW: Body Image & Eating Disorders “I wish I could wear short sleeves like you. No one wants to see your arms when you get to this age”. I have become a mere figment onto which elderly women take great pleasure in projecting their insecurities. I find myself being either unsolicitedly talked at, or uncomfortably…
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The Brandy Melville Effect – ARTICLE FEATURE
Headline: “A couple of Italian men predict a future generation’s overall aesthetic” (it’s quite amusing, really). Or maybe “predict” isn’t quite the right word at all. Perhaps it treads further along the treacherous intersection between analytical probability and generous luck. Perhaps we have been conditioned into thinking that this lacey white tank top is the…