“Not A Toy” talks debut, self-titled album, musical journey, and why they are NOT a band
Writer Via V.K. sits down with musical act, Not A Toy and discusses their debut EP, its tracks, their musical journey, and why they say do not describe themselves as a band.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Writer Emily Van Ryan talks about their experience with mental health, going down the “rabbit hole” of intrusive feelings and thoughts, as well as offers resources and exercises to help cope with these thoughts.
Duncan Laurence on 'Small Town Boy', True Love, and Overcoming Bullying
Writer Via V.K. sits down with 2019 Eurovision winner and singer-songwriter Duncan Laurence and talks with him about his album Small Town Boy, working with his fiance, true love, and how he overcame bullying.
Psalm for the Worry Wart
Zophia McDougal writes metaphorically about the experience and thoughts of a “worry wart” and confronting one’s fears in this original poem, “a psalm for the worry wart.”
The Re-birth of Venus: How Getting Naked at German Lakes Revived My Body Image
British writer Rosie Shackleton writes about her experience with East Germany’s FKK (free body culture) and going for a nude swim at one of its lakes revived her ideas of her own personal body image.
The Follow Up
Writer Addie Elizabeth pulls on our heart strings with her original poem, “The Follow Up”.
The Right Side of the Bed
Writer Emily Van Ryan shares her experience with sleep issues and how enacting routines helped her to form a healthy sleep schedule and change her perspective on mornings throughout quarantine.
Quarantine Tales from an Asian American
Josephine Wu talks about her identity as an Asian American and how that has played a role in this COVID-19 quarantine.
Falling Back in Love with Conversations
Writer Lauren Parsons describes the complexities that go into conversing, the sentiments which come from them, and where the best places are to overhear them.
In a time of heightened empathy, why is the world around us so unempathetic?
Writer Lauren Parsons reflects on why during the current rise in awareness of social justice issues it seems as though society seems to be less empathetic, as well as what we can do to navigate these times.
What the Model Minority Myth Means to BLM
Writer Josephine Wu speaks out on the model minority myth, her experiences growing up in a “model minority household”, the history behind this, as well as what this myth means to BLM.