I see my vagina every day. Gynecological examinations might not be part of my morning routine, yet every day, from the second I step into …
My house of mirrors
Content warning: mental illness. [Have you ever walked into a house of mirrors?] When I was 16, I started seeing a psychologist. Her office smelt …
The beauty-fuckability standard
[Content warning: mention of eating disorders and body image issues.] “I don’t understand how women have body image issues. I just don’t get it.” It …
Leyla Hussein: un esbozo
[Content warning: this article includes mentions of physical violence on women.] A profile. From the old Italian profilo, from profilare, meaning to sketch lightly, what …
Death of a ballet teacher
“She slipped in the shower and cracked her head open. They just found her lying in a pool of her own blood.” I don’t think …
Symbols of Responsibility
I think I learnt the English word for the term first. Scapegoat. The person who is blamed for the faults or mistakes of others, the …
Let’s Talk About Sex
Semana Santa 2018. The week of the holy, of the sacred. 18 year old me, fresh into the second semester of first year at uni. …
Positivity?
“Y encima me cobran la maleta de mano, aunque ya la había pagado, joder, Dena, que no, que son unos hijos de puta yo saliendo …
Linguistic Loneliness
I am writing this and you will understand what it says. That is, of course, if you know how to speak and read English. I …