Magnetic Closeness
Photo by Daeja Sutherland By Daeja Sutherland Lust is such a weird concept to me because I feel it so rarely, and when I do I get so uncomfortable that I find myself running from it. In this piece I wanted to display the discomfort and magnetic closeness to the person/thing that comes with lust…
to love without attachment
Photo by Jana Marquez By Jana Marquez “Every time I feel good, I think it’ll last forever.” In the pilot episode of the ever-popular HBO drama euphoria, Zendaya’s character Rue utters these words, highlighting her battle with addiction. She goes on to chase this feeling, escaping with it through any means. even though it won’t…
A guide to when you are not feeling hot
Photo by Lianelys Cabrera By Lianelys Cabrera Countless times I’ve found myself lost in insecurity, comparing my body and face to every person on social media and wondering, why am I not like that? A few months ago, my daily ritual was to take a long shower and listen to Olivia Rodrigo’s “Jealousy, Jealousy” on…
Where “The Bachelor” Fails in Representation
Photo by Brigita Przybylski By Brigita Przybylski It is no secret that The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have had problems with racism and a lack of casting diversity, for both the leads and contestants. But it was surprising to realize that the first women to ever host The Bachelorette were former bachelorettes Tayshia Adams (season…
maybe you aren’t the main character
Photo by Ash Fuentes By Ash Fuentes I try my best to empathize with people’s feelings, I really do, but people never fail to absolutely shock me in the worst ways possible. I’m sure at some point in our lives we’ve all had our “cute stranger” moments where we saw someone in public that was…
my professor said to write about an erotic experience, so I wrote about her hands
Photo by Aiden Nelson By Aiden Nelson fingers like birds. I don’t believe in God, but I believe in this – skin to skin contact, the holiness of held breath and unlocked potential. lavender iced coffee. glitter on her eyelids. this is sex. or something like it, her hands touch mine and I know, deep…
The Lust Playlist
Desire fuels passion. Lust is the passionate yearning for something or someone. Admittedly, we often lust over the wrong things. No matter what you’re lusting over, here are songs handpicked by us about that all too familiar feeling. Listen to the playlist here Jacquelyn Rodriguez “From Eden” by Hozier If there’s any artist that writes…
Must Be More
Photo by Lenna By Lenna I am longing for something I myself don’t know Is it a person to hold or a place to go? With each passing day, this craving grows stronger Yet it’s a mystery as to what’s causing this hunger . I yearn to escape all of this mundane reality But is…
a vessel/iconoclast
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Joey Horger a vessel The intoxication possessed, And the mere possibility seduced. The reduction to a vapid vessel, Thus, no sympathy was produced. The initial infatuation, Severed from an impetus. These unions deceive me, Yet now, the sensation has grown inconspicuous. I know not the denouement You tempt me unknowingly. …
Won’t You Join Me
Photo by Kleigh Balugo By Madison Kleinrock-Andrews I’m probably getting ahead of myself, but I’m already falling. I can’t help it. The feeling you give me is something I’ve never felt before, only heard about in songs, movies, and books. Like most new things, it’s both exciting and terrifying. There are just as many examples …
Flower Cycle
Photo by Sigra DeWeese By Sigra DeWeese Flower Cycle: Lilacs This is not sweet love It is not hope or Longing looks It’s the stringent Smell of fear-sweat Prey in my own neurons Because nothing Makes a heart race Like the unknown Flower Cycle: Pink Rose You ask how long you have to wait to…
Sweet On
Photo by Noll Griffin By Noll Griffin This one’s about how gently and playfully unrequited wanting needs to be handled and consumed to be an enjoyable source of inspiration and feeling alive with yourself instead of feeling like “Hm, wow, that was a waste of time in a bad way instead of a fun carnival…
escapism
Photo by Sydney Shaffer By Sydney Shaffer Alone in a cabin I imagine the snow pouring itself into the front door. Trapped inside with bottles of wine, this will be forever yet I never want to leave. My cat curled up at my feet snowflakes are swirling outside the window. I’ll hide for as long…
Oh No!
Photo by Tracy Fuentes By Tracy Fuentes In middle school, I discovered Marina and the Diamonds (now MARINA) via Tumblr. It was the time when MARINA, Lana Del Rey, The 1975, and Arctic Monkeys dominated the Tumblr feeds of teenagers. While many people clung to the aesthetics of these artists, creating the indie-grunge-skater skirt-flower crown-Doc…
Kindergarten 