writing


London Shah's author photo
London Shah's author photo

London Shah feels compelled to tell stories: an interview with the author of Journey to the Heart of the Abyss

Karis Rogerson
[Image description: An illustration of an iPad reading "fanfiction.net" along with line art drawings of bodies in the background.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun
[Image description: An illustration of an iPad reading "fanfiction.net" along with line art drawings of bodies in the background.] Illustration by Maheen Humayun

I learned about sex through fanfiction, and it’s a bit questionable

Anonymous

Why switching from STEM to the arts worked for me

Supreeta Balasubramanian
[Image description: person sitting at their computer surrounded by art supplies.] Via Pexels
[Image description: person sitting at their computer surrounded by art supplies.] Via Pexels

Being creative doesn’t need to be performative or productive

Amal Als

How Mildred D. Taylor’s stories can teach us how to be hopeful throughout hardships

Sabrina Corsiga

Journaling lets me remember my self-growth journey

Yasmin Islam
[Image description: A painting of Savitribai Phule, an Indian social reformer.] Via India Today
[Image description: A painting of Savitribai Phule, an Indian social reformer.] Via India Today

Savitribai Phule was the feminist teacher from the 1850s we wish we had in high school

Advaita Chaudhari
A black and white photo of Cécile Chaminade sitting at a piano with one elbow resting on the stand for sheet music and the other hand placed on the piano.
A black and white photo of Cécile Chaminade sitting at a piano with one elbow resting on the stand for sheet music and the other hand placed on the piano.

So you know Mozart and Beethoven, but do you know any female composers?

Tatayana Allen
[Image description: Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson.] via IMDB.
[Image description: Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson.] via IMDB.

Josephine Decker’s “Shirley” (2020) taught me to live on my own terms as a woman

Hannah Bonner
Two girls sit across the table to discuss something.
Two girls sit across the table to discuss something.

I long for the day I get to finally meet my mentor

Izza Malik
A girl writing in a journal.
A girl writing in a journal.

This is why I write letters to myself in my journal 

Izza Malik
An image of a mountain joined by four images of a woman in Armenian clothing.
An image of a mountain joined by four images of a woman in Armenian clothing.

Meet Armen Ohanian, the belly dancer who defied every stereotype of a Middle Eastern woman

Camilla Selian Meeker