I Want My Body Back
(TW: mentions of sexual assault.) I want my body back. Can I ever take it back? I want my body back when my boyfriend hits me in the face...
Tamoghna Dey
- Jun 20
Voice
I once believed that I had to be quiet reliant subservient.It began on a sunny morning like many tragic things do A silent room....
Emmianne Shioda-Jagosz
- Jan 15
i want to be seen
i am no longer ashamed of having this body. for it is my home, and i am at peace. let us teach boys that girls are more than their bodies.
Miyabi
- Nov 10, 2021
Dear Her,
First off, I’m so proud and blessed to have you as my best friend.
I'm dedicating this article to you, your courage, and your strength...
Kurumi Onishi
- Oct 23, 2021
To my dearest friend
To my dearest friend, I’m so sorry. That is all I can say and sometimes, I feel like I should have stopped with those words when we last...
Diya Kumar
- Aug 18, 2021
In The Pink Of The Tabebuia
At the foot of the Tabebuia outside the temple where you’d sit. And wait for me to conclude my evening prayers,
I found your earring...
Diya Kumar
- Aug 3, 2021
Blossoming in the Time of Quarantine
When this summer’s heat settled itself, I burned with the rest of the world. Like butterflies pinned to a cutting board, I felt trapped in..
Lara Franco
- May 16, 2021
Recipe
“Diversity in beauty” — bit by bit, I feel like the meaning of these words is starting to be accepted by society, albeit rather slowly.
Rinako Yagi
- Mar 14, 2021
Even so, I will continue to speak out
Article 21 of The Constitution of Japan guarantees the freedom of speech. However, I have constantly felt suffocated. Even with this...
Miyabi
- Mar 7, 2021
Dear Society,
Dear Society,
You give me the purpose to live, but you are also the reason why I’m so hopeless, depressed, sad, and disgusted.
Alika Lausanne
- Mar 1, 2021
A Letter to My: Emotions
Sometimes it comes in whispers
Sometimes it’s so big, I can’t ignore it
Sometimes it’s something I understand
But most of the time I can’t
Meg Hoffmann
- Feb 2, 2021
A love letter to japan, from my mixed-race self.
Japan, i love you but you suffocate me 21 years ago i was born on your land, the only mixed race baby in the hospital my father the only