When I was 16, my family collectively decided to gift me a box of letters. It was a medium sized round teal box, with golden …
in twenty-twenty I started writing more letters
My heritage isn’t my home
Yes I’m Iranian, I say. I’m mixed, I say. I’m actually three quarters Iranian, I say. The other part is English, I say. No, my …
The Growing Pains and Joys of Being
The thing about belonging to a marginalized or minority group is that most of your experiences as a human being seem to be dictated by …
El Amor en los Tiempos del Covid– On Trauma, Loss and Grief
On December 31st 2020 my mother and I set out on a mission to find white roses to decorate for the family New Years Eve …
Who’s she? Why does she have to be the cat’s mother?
This article is going to be an exploration of the phrase ‘she might be someone’s daughter/mother/sister/wife’, and my previous problems with it. We’re going to …
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 …
Healing Story
Reconnecting body and self as a survivor. TW: Sexual Assault This is a story about healing. I won’t focus on the hurt. All I can …
“Breathe in, breathe out”
It was summer 2017 and my mother had implored me, for the second time that day, to meditate. It was “the start to a new …
‘Connection balances numbness.’
Kae Tempest is an award-winning author, recording artist, playwright and spoken word artist. Having attended the BRIT school for Performing Arts and Technology, Tempest won …
Music Becomes Her
I began to fall in love with music at around the age of eleven. Up until then, I never really cared about it that much …