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Catch Her in the EyeBy Leah Mueller QuailBellMagazine.com Publishing, like most endeavors, has traditionally been the domain of white, privileged men. My image of a male novelist is Salinger-esque—a brilliant, moody recluse who neglects responsibilities, familial and otherwise, in favor of his Muse. The writer’s detached exterior hides mysteries that can’t wait to be unveiled. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Wonder Cat Kyuu-Chan is Too Cute To ResistWonder Cat Kyuu-Chan (also known as Fushigi Neko no Kyuu-Chan) by Nitori Sasami is almost too cute to be true. This kawaii manga is especially perfect for cat people. It’s a feel-good read I highly recommend. Light spoilers ahead!
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Aguiñiga, Schaprio, Piper: a Refreshing Trio of Strong Women in Major NY Institutions Nowby Sally Deskins QuailBellMagazine.com Miriam Schapiro, The Beauty of Summer, 1973-1974 Feminist feelings flourish from major exhibitions on display at two mainstay art institutions in Manhattan: Surface/Depth: The Decorative after Miriam Schapiro (March 22, 2018 to September 9, 2018) and Tanya Aguiñiga: Craft & Care (May 8, 2018 to October 2, 2018), both at the Museum of Arts and Design; and Adrian Piper: A Synthesis of Institution, 1965-2016, at Museum of Modern Art (March 31, 2018–July 22, 2018). Going from one to the next, experiencing prominent work by artists who happen to be women, celebrated in a large way, at once astonishes, refreshes, invigorates.
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Pure and the Mission to Change the WordThe value of a woman’s chastity has long been used to determine her worth, but the 1990’s brought a unique and insidious form of sexual shaming to a new generation of women: purity culture. Though other essays and books have touched on purity culture’s destructive legacy, none have reached such a painfully relatable level for thousands of women around the United States. Pure is a stunningly unique combination of investigative journalism, interviews, and a memoir of the effects of purity culture on an entire generation of church-goers, particularly young women attending Evangelical churches across the United States. The book 12 years in the making is written by author and activist Linda Kay Klein and has been praised by feminist and religious leaders alike for its thorough investigation and testament against the purity movement. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
The Second SummerWords and Images by Rachel Marie-Crane Williams QuailBellMagazine.com She stood barefoot in her driveway. While wrapping the body of the dead rabbit in a plastic shopping bag she pondered the stars. It was sometime after 4 a.m. She was swaddled in the bathrobe that she affectionately named Harry. It was dark blue, she had to roll the sleeves up around her small wrists, the hem dragged the floor, one pocket was hanging loose, and the terry cloth weave had given way to something that resembled the pelt of an unkempt Airedale. She only wore it when she was sure no one would see her except her children. Most men found it objectionable; perhaps hanging on her bedpost it reminded them of the shadow of an old hairy lover, a large man with big hands and feet. Perhaps they imagined that it belonged to her ex husband. In truth, it had never belonged to anyone but her.
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Why I'm Not Having Sex Outside of a RelationshipAfter years of having casual sex and friends with benefits, I’ve decided I’m no longer interested in sex outside of a relationship. However, it took me a while to stop settling for friends with benefits/casual arrangements and start recognizing my emotional needs. I still consider myself sex positive, but that doesn’t mean I need to have sex outside of a relationship.
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Fat Girls Are Worthy of LoveFat girls are worthy of love. We live in a world that devalues and shames fat women. These toxic attitudes surrounding fatness sometimes make their way into my love life as well as the love lives of other fat girls. Love isn’t exclusively reserved for thin people. Fat women need to know we’re worthy of love, the same kind of love thin people share.
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Blackberry PickingBy Kaylin Kaupish QuailBellMagazine.com We had to wait until late in the summer. After the sun had already given us back our freckles. It was hotter, even though autumn was so close. Like a fever that has to break. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Being Autosexual & Autoromantic While FatI am autosexual and autoromantic. I am also fat. Here are some thoughts on being fat while also being sexually and romantically attracted to myself.
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RIP Aretha Franklin: Soul and Live at Fillmore WestBy Christopher Sloce QuailBellMagazine.com The closest thing to a seance I've ever been a part of I took part in for the sake of a pitch. I laid in my bedroom and listened to Aretha Franklin, now departed's, incandescent Aretha Live at Fillmore West in the dark. I closed my eyes and thought a little in a way that's not dissimilar to the way I approach the times I've gone to Quaker services that partake in silent worship. Of course, I was listening to Aretha burn down Bill Graham's legendary venue so it wasn't entirely silent, and I did end up going to the Wikipedia page, where I learned that the Dean of Critics, the crusty but respectable Robert Christagau gave this album a B, and some anonymous dipshit in Rolling Stone gave it a MIXED review. This is the part of the review where you also learn I'm willing to fight an old man for musical opinions. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Someone Who WritesI recently completed an MFA at a Creative Writing program, having convinced myself that it was perhaps time to do a course in something that comes naturally to me. Never mind that the naturalness of my writing is something that is fraught—there have been several periods during which I have been unable to write, periods when, in fact, I’ve been too sick to write; periods in which I have only been able to essay one or the other mode of writing.
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A Promise in the WindThe steel-gray helicopter floated onto the tarmac; its skids set directly center on the landing grid. Doors whooshed open as paramedics jumped out to take control of the situation and prepare the patient for flight.
I stood next to the gurney, white knuckling the steel rimmed body bed that cushioned my best friend. His withered hand adhered to mine like they were glued in place. Luke, his son, leaned against me and placed his own hand on ours. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Running from the Napalm: 8/12 A Year RemovedBy Anonymous QuailBellMagazine.com I wrote this from the comfort of my own home in Richmond. I can't go to demonstrations, positive or negative, anymore. I don't feel right writing under my own name. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Beauty MarkBy Lenora Murphy QuailBellMagazine.com I was born covered in fair, white skin and blond hair. As a toddler, my ringlets would bounce as I bobbled around and laughed and my cheeks flushed as I smiled.
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My Experience With Samael The ArchangelDo you believe in angels? I was always curious about angels. I didn’t fully believe in them until the archangel Samael visited me in a dream and warned me about a death in my future.
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You Wanna’ Be in the Room Where It Happens All hell broke loose one morning late February when over 70,000 D.C. theatergoers tried to get into heaven—meaning, the online box office of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Three years after opening on Broadway, Hamilton: An American Musical was finally coming to the nation’s capital. Starting in June, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mega-hit creation about the “ten-dollar Founding Father,” from his birth in the Caribbean to his final infamous duel, would call the city home. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Mermaid DaysMy hair swirls around me as soft as angel’s wings, twirling like leaves on a breezy day. Moving my limbs, I move, ever so slowly. The ocean’s tides push and pull. It pulls me down into its inky depths and pushes as I swim, letting the water churn around me. I exist as a fish, a mermaid. No thoughts, no worries. Just myself. A simple being gliding through the waves. The sunlight bends and breaks as it hits the water, sending ripples of color dancing. The liquid trickles in my ears, causing a sound not unlike that of the voice of a seashell. The ocean speaks to me. It’s a gentle hum like the soft calls of seagulls at daybreak. My body rises to the surface, my face breaks free, and my lungs gulp in the salty sea air. I am free. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
A True Story about Laurie Anderson and a Bicycle Built for TwoBy Jessy Randall QuailBellMagazine.com This morning there were very big winds in Colorado Springs, up to fifty miles per hour. I had Laurie Anderson’s Strange Angels on in headphones on my walk to the library. I often had to walk backward because of the wind, which was blowing tons of leaves around and getting dirt in my eyes. While I walked backward I listened to “The Dream Before,” in which I heard “History is an angel / being blown backwards into the future.” And I thought, I’m part of history! And I felt like Cher in Moonstruck when she on her way home after sleeping with Nicolas Cage and she’s kicking a can down the road and the leaves are blowing around and she’s wearing that amazing dress.
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The Best "Diarrhe" Ever WrittenIf you’re a fan of Miranda Sings, reading My Diarrhe is a satisfying way to get to know her character better. This book reveals the personal life of this Youtube persona who’s famous for her obnoxious singing, egotistical personality, and red lipstick. Light spoilers ahead!
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OrianaI live at a rural place in south central Indiana on fourteen acres of wooded and pasture property. The road access to the property is lightly traveled. The house on the property is near the road, and I lived in the house with my dog Brandy Girl for seven years. It was a pleasant segment of my life.
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Why You Should Watch AggretsukoAggretsuko is an anime that combines Sanrio’s kawaii powers with death metal and the struggles of having an office job. The result is epic. Light spoilers ahead.
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How To Spot a Cancer At The PoolIt is prime Cancer season. The zodiac's number one maudlin child is in the midst of the of not only feeling all the summer sun's energy but, being a sign also ruled by the moon, a wave of overpowering emotions as well. Cancers experience an extreme introspective complexity unlike any other in the zodiac as they tend to emphatically mirror the concerns and emotions of others. This, as many of you Crabs know, can lead to overwhelming bouts of anxiety, insecurity, excessive worry, or over-protectiveness of the self or others. And when the Sun is in our house these feelings are tenfold. And it is our time right now. Are you out there feeling it, my fellow Crabs? Yup. I thought so. I'm right there with you in a definite #BIGMOOD way. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Finding Your Home Away From Home This Cancer SeasonCancer season is peak summertime before the back to school commercials come on and the brisk breeze of night bonfires remind you that there is a season after and that it’s on its way. Summer is a time of travel, adventure, and long days with the sun on your skin. But for many soft-hearted crabs, this romantic season can mean time away from their home base. Whether on vacation, away at camp or taking one of those yearly family reunion trips it can become easy to be watered down by the constant bustle and movement of the summertime swing. But aside from carrying your home with you on your back, there are ways to bring a bit of your favorite sanctuary with you. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Fighting the ‘Cold Civil War’ or The Inadvertent Epic Involving Roseanne and Valerie and Samantha and IvankaThe Roseanne Barr and Samantha Bee word usage debacle and Robert De Niro’s subsequent F-word contribution to the locutionary fray is still raging. On June 18 a Broadway theater audience member held up a “Trump 2020” banner at a performance of De Niro’s “Bronx Tale.” Instead of being categorized as yesterday’s news, this connected linguistic tale needs further telling insight. The Breadcrumbs widget will appear here on the published site.
Blue in MalibuBy Caitlin Kennedy QuailBellMagazine.com In the summer of 2017, I found myself sitting in the warm sands of a secluded beach in Malibu. The sun was setting and the term “Golden State” took on its most literal meaning, with the beach bathed in golden light and warmth gripping me like an embrace. I listened to the waves crash against the shore and watched the deceptively chilly waters of the Pacific slide back and forth over the tide line. I wondered what it would feel like to just slip away. To lay back in the cold waters and just disappear in the tide.
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