Food Abortion, or What We Want from Chickens
"Imagine a world with only eggs, only potential, only glue and meringue. Delicious, unless you crave chicken."
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The Butter Retail Therapy
Things we hide in the closet: Zsofia McMullin on bad fashion choices, emotion-fueled shopping sprees, and the benefits of a good purge.
Race Open Houses: On Race, Identity, and Looking for a Place to Live
Nancy Jooyoun Kim reflects on racism and personal history as she tries to find a place to live in a new city.
Race Misfits: Reflections on Identity, Race, and Prejudice
The author on her experiences as an immigrant and how she must navigate her identity amid prejudice.
The Butter Showing My Scars: On Self-Harm
"What I have to work against is not external negativity that was at some point thrust upon me. What I have to work against is myself."
Friendship Our Hearts Were Young and Gay: On Weakness, Strength, and Friendship
The author reflects on the book 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay' and lessons learned about friendship, strength, and vulnerability.
The Butter The Nine
"First Memory: I watch as my sister and friend run down a hill...tumbling like kittens, while my feet were held solidly to the ground by metal braces."
Family The Right Words to Say: On Being Read as White
Dahlia Grossman-Heinze on the distance between how she is often perceived and who she is.
The Butter How to Soften a Fall: On Brokenness and Recovery
Betsy Lam writes about her recovery from a devastating injury.
Beauty Coming Out to Yourself: A Dream Journal
The author's personal coming-out journey, in journal entries and memories and reflections.
The Butter The Meaning of the Moon: On Family and Addiction
On almost losing a parent to addiction, and the difficulty of reconciling the pain, anger, and guilt that experience brings.
Writing Charm School
Rebecca Scherm on the pressure she feels to be "charming."
LGBT Leveling Up For Dummies
The author considers his habit of choosing heroines and female characters when playing video games, and how that connects to his own queer male identity.
Family Basic. Bitch.
"Maybe words, after centuries of use and abuse, can’t be separated entirely from history. They can’t be erased, and yet they must be acknowledged."
Family Friendship and Race and Knowing Your Place
On racism and friendship, and when and where to draw lines.
