I was, not long ago, suffering from some mild man-induced drama. So, as one always should in these instances, I consulted my best friend via Facetime because best friends always know best. They tailor every word to perfectly fit your soul. And what my little lady gave me was a brand new term to define […]

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I read books like my geriatric cat pees on my hardwood floor – constantly. Growing up, my mom always communicated the disappointment my grandmother, a former librarian, would have felt if she could see how tattered books become in my posession. It’s true, that each one that befalls my ardor  becomes dogeared, annotated and doodled […]

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  Raise your hand if the bodies of your 2018 resolutions were already cold before February. I raised mine (figuratively, because I’m lazy) Did you raise yours? If you didn’t, you’re a goddamn superhero. The exception to the rule. I want you to know that. If you did: Hello friend, we are the same. And […]

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I think I’m on the brink of a glorious, third wave, quarter life crisis. “Three life crises!?” you undoubtedly gasp. “But how, you melodramatic sapling? You are only but 25!” Enough scoffing, fictitious faultfinder. Let me explain… So maybe ‘life crises’ is the wrong term for these episodes. But maybe it’s not… Not if you […]

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My name is Brynna, I am 25, and I live at home with my parents. Did that feel like the introduction to a group meeting? I suppose it kind of should seeing as so many of us are in the same, semi sinking boat we call millennialhood. But I digress. Let me continue down the […]

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It was the first day that it was warm enough to leave the apartment with my legs and shoulders bare. And my, I do love to have my legs and shoulders bare… So I took advantage. I walked between avenues with my headphones in, blocking out the honking taxi cabs and the ugly catcalls; replacing […]

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One glass of afternoon wine had gone right to my head, leaving my brain feeling like it was soaking in a thick, warm goo. My cheeks were pink and feverish and my lips, tinted plum, felt as though a bee had stung them hours ago. All I was left with was the dull, pleasant tingle. […]

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I’ve been through  *eh hem* a few breakups. I mean, I’m pretty much an expert. (Look at me, asserting self love wherever I can.) Breaking up with, being broken up with, literally just leaving the country mid-relationship (twice)… You name it, I’ve suffered through it. Some were more significant than others. A couple of them […]

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You’re totally normal. (Well,probably not totally, but you’ve at least got a handle on yourself.) You’re confident. You’re comfortable. And then all of the sudden it hits you. A terrifying and uncomfortable realization....You have a crush on someone.

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Our social narrative is dominated by hateful, divisive speech and stigmas. We’ve been trained to dehumanize and devalue in an attempt to seize the upper hand, intentionally throwing off the balance so as to put some at a disadvantage. And it’s working.

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