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Last Thursday Night
By Sammy Ginsberg My friend Christina’s in my bed,There’s a pounding my headGlitter all over the roomKevin is a total toolWe didn’t go very far.JA’s passed out in his carI invented soleful shoesJohn is always gonna lose Pictures of last night Ended up onlineI’m screwedOh Crap!It’s a black top blurBut I’m pretty sure it ruledLast…
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Random 1
By Sammy Ginsberg Im a depressed mess who thinks her future is looking bleak, and doesn’t know what she wants, but she thinks she wants to go to a prestigious liberal arts college, but is not really sure because she also thinks she wants to live in the city. I’m pretty sure I want to…
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By Sammy Ginsberg feeling like a pancakesquashedman i was mad todayand i kept thinkingafter he saw that pad in my pursehe must have been thinkingthat girl is on her periodbut noi wasn’tnot yet.just angryjust almost thereand the regulator of my words, decided to quitand so a lot of frustration poured outand i was talking loudbut…
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Letter #4: School
Dear Sister, I love you. Always remember that School is only one third of the equation. Life isn’t about school; school is about life. Sometimes it felt like all there was in life was school, but that is not true. Not at all. There are three parts of life – emotional, intellectual, and physical, and…
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Mx. Pixie Fights Back
I am cornered and there is nowhere to run. I don’t want money. I want change. My two demands right now (although I am still in process of developing these and would love feedback and to collaborate)! ONE. Stop using shame to make me feel like I’m the problem teacher when really you are not…
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Letter #3: Crushes
Dear Sister, You are going to have crushes. You already do – shout out Sean. I had crushes. I did not do anything about them, but I should have. If you have a crush, go for it. The worst they can do is say no, but then you can move on. I built these boys…
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Letter #2: Feelings
Dear Sister, In High School I felt a lot of feelings. Some good, some bad. I felt a lot of stress and anxiety, and I felt like I didn’t fit in. There is a line in my journal where I said that I felt like everyone at school was a string of Christmas lights, and…
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Letter #1: The Importance of Friends & Family
Dear Sister, I love you. We love you. Family and Friends. They are the most important part of life. Be there for each other. Support each other. Communicate with each other. Friendship is being there for the good and the bad – you got to have each others backs. And be open with them. Your…
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Call for Submissions: The Feminist Toilet
The Feminist Toilet is a literary magazine that celebrates and raises awareness about public health issues, specifically the toilet. Currently our submissions are closed. We look for submissions periodically. The theme, as always is toilets! We accept submissions: fiction non-fiction poetry visual art photography song videos We are happy to publish work that has been…
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A Dedication to Daihachi
Attending the funeral of my first boyfriend Daihachi who died by suicide showed me how support systems work and are very, very real. People from his support system over his thirty years, and that of his family all came to honor his life and say goodbye. School friends, all of his girlfriends (my special club!),…