School corridors – breeding grounds for torment, humiliation and devastation. unlike a playground or yard, where it’s somewhat easier to make a quick U-turn, the necessary journey from A to B becomes a nervous scuttle. Head down. Shoulders likewise. Zero […]
The harsh reality is that the overwhelming majority of us dislike ourselves much more than those who can comfortably compliment themselves. From such a young age we are restricted to the expectations and pressures of a perfect body. We learn […]
My First words were spattered with influence- “mama”, “dada”- a direct command, a pointed finger at those that would mould me and the world in which I would be created, post-birth, pre-growth, a blank canvas. By four I had already […]
When transitioning to the vegan lifestyle, health was never my first priority. Sure I enjoyed eating healthy, and a vegan diet certainly is healthier if you do it correctly but there was no part of me that went vegan for […]
By the age of 12 I had firmly decided upon my future self undergoing at least five cosmetic surgeries. 1. Boob job – I’m naturally small chested but at 12 so was pretty much everyone else. 2. Liposuction in my […]
music – period 5, monday. we saw a cello for the first time. we all crossed our arms and tugged our shirts around us a little tighter when we noticed that it had hips like ours. physics – period […]
