To hell with state suppression, embrace lesbian leather
As a kid, I had a fraught relationship with Victoria’s Secret window displays, an experience shared by many current and former queer women. Obviously, the…
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Love is great, but not if you exclude single people for it
I pour love into all of my relationships. But as I’ve written before, I don’t think love is divorced from society’s ills. After years —…
A life spent together is better
Life is difficult, it is for most people, but I have always struggled to stay positive and I am seldom content. Yet, when I sit…
Critique confidently to construct a better world
Can I offer you some constructive criticism? Many readers may reflexively cringe at that question, which makes sense. For many of us, criticism feels primarily…
Luxury and its joys inaccessible for the common person
I have a confession to make, my wonderful readers. I am not a hustler and I do not stack paper to the ceiling. I live…
Validating both online and in-person spaces
All throughout middle school and high school, my friends and I would reconnect with each other after school online. We would log into Skype, join…
Your routine is more than just coffee
My morning routine often looks something like this: I wake up to an obnoxious alarm at 8 a.m., grind coffee beans, brew myself a cup…
Epiphanies grow from joyful movement
My seventeenth birthday was a Friday, which meant I had to (got to, really) spend my evening at Center Ice Arena. At this point I…
Spending the Japanese New Year with community
After a prolonged break due to COVID-19, the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba (JCAM) hosted the Japanese New Year celebration, Oshogatsu, at the Manitoba Japanese…
Dystopian contests show our unstable finances
When driving to campus, I usually wallow in self-doubt or think about my thesis. I will also have the radio playing in the background, the…