Personal essays and cultural commentary from a trans writer who reflects on illness, memory, community and a formative cult upbringing. Pieces combine sharp analysis of whiteness and assimilation with candid, reflective accounts of everyday life.
Website: https://shelraphen.com/
A Substack of autotheory and autofiction essays about girlhood and identity in the 21st century, mixing personal anecdote, cultural criticism and internet-era references. Readers get voice-driven, satirical personal writing that turns encounters and online culture into commentary on gender, race and selfhood.
A student-run New York literary journal publishing undergraduate research papers, creative writing and art from Marymount Manhattan College students. Each issue presents a single work with an author or artist bio.
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