I cough and gag one final time, elbows leaning on the porcelain with my hands folded into the bowl. My eyes burn as the tears…
Wet necks stretch gracefully; curled tendrils trace cheekbones as heads balance above the steaming water. A wave ripples out as breasts, followed by hips and…
A sea of flaccid penises seemed to stare at me as I undressed before the parade of predominantly middle-aged men. It’s not often someone gains…
In a dimly-lit basement under the streets of Amsterdam, I sat, surrounded by people I barely knew, watching a woman pull an impossibly long string…
“Oi,” boomed Kristy across the kitchen. It was a rainy Budapest afternoon in our rather shabby hostel – the type people come to stay at…
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I noticed it when I was in kindergarten, when the Christmas concert would come around and the entire class tried on matching outfits for the…
Looking back now, it’s hard to pinpoint where and how my eating disorder grew, like a grimy infestation that took over my mind and body….
A new breed of feminism has been rearing its big, beautiful head. The fourth wave has swept in on the tides of the internet the…
I stand out like a sore thumb in Asia. Lily white skin, (intermittently) blonde hair, and height aside, it’s the size of my backside that…
Content warning: this article discusses eating disorders Sitting in a hospital bed, my protruding bones ache against the stiff mattress. The heart monitor beeps mind-numbingly…
