Bodies
Talent Isn’t Enough When You’re a Fat Ballerina
“What does it mean when your body is your art? Can a thicker brush not make just as beautiful strokes?”
Silence Is Not Consent: On #MeToo and Neurodivergent Survivors of Sexual Assault
I hope the voices of people who haven’t necessarily had the words when they needed them can also be heard.
On Miscarriage, Motherhood, and Wanting to Control What You Cannot See
On the day when two pink lines stared up at me, I wondered which set of events I had set in motion. A baby? Or not a baby?
Strangers to Our Teeth: What We Judge When We Judge “Bad Teeth”
My bad teeth are slowly shrinking my world. They are not of my body; they haunt my body.
Men Who Are Ready to Devour the Young
My changing body made me the object of stares and comments from men far older than my father.
Disfiguration: How to Locate the Soul in Your New Face
Here is how the story of your new face begins.
Guidelines to a Safe Abortion in Nigeria
“Culture should change as people do because people should define culture.”
Men Stop Me Running
At fifty yards, I wave like I see someone I know. Ten feet away, I flash my pepper spray.
How I Felt Watching the Election as a Survivor of Sexual Assault
On Election Night, I thought again of the boy who assaulted me. When had I finally stopped blaming myself?