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White Elitism Ruined My Cocktail

On art, cocktails, and Amsterdam Happy Monday! Just like that, it’s March. Was it just me, or does anyone else feel like Black History Month was unusually short this year? Obviously, we…

On being free enough to fail at love

Plus, an announcement! And, we’re back like we never left. Hey y’all! Sooo, in the last storyletter I left you hanging with news that I was planning to make a special announcement…

Getting On Contraception Made Me Ugly

“Menstruation is still my biggest enemy and I find it entirely pointless.” Hey friends! I just want you to know that we’ve moved on from Bridgerton (that’s so January) and are officially…

Yay, You're A Woman! Wait, No You're Not

On Beauty Standards, Illness-induced Weight Gain and Learning to Work Through It Hey everyone! So I’m just emerging from a blackhole Bridgerton binge and let me tell you, it made me feel…

Joy Comes In The Morning: The Healing Benefits of Crying

We were at my grandmother’s funeral, 13 of her kids, and several dozen of us grandchildren.  The priest was trying to complete the reading of his passage but my one aunt had…