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04/05/2021

How it Felt at the Beginning

A month in the life

by Jason Bogdaneris

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03/11/2021

The Neck and the Butterfly

Reflecting on gender roles

by Evelyn Joseph

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01/21/2021

On a Screen, Darkly

Intimacy and Instagram in a pandemic

by Andrea Bianchi

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12/14/2020

Reckonings and Farewells

Breaking up in the time of quarantine

by Emma Eisler

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11/23/2020

In Search of Lost Summers

Sacred Quest or Fool’s Errand

by John Capista

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10/08/2020

Venmo Stalking My Ex

When the timeline catches you up

by Jackie Kenny

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09/21/2020

Subduction Zones

Back to school in 2020

by Joelle Renstrom

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09/17/2020

Jagged Little Healing

How Alanis Morissette and Liz Phair got me through adolescent sexual assault

by Raechel Anne Jolie

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08/06/2020

Mow the Tiles

Moving into life lessons

by Colin Fleming

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07/23/2020

Dead Room

No longer a room for the living

by Eleanor Windman

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