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“To His Little Pickle”: Claire Underwood & The Political Woman
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Due Process
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FICTION: He Needs Your Love So Bad by Amanda Malone
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Double Marginalization in Public Schools: Model Minority & Perpetual Foreigner
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Excerpts From Lauren Gordon’s “Little House” Poems
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Weekly Tarot With Tif: Balanced Active Wisdom
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Poetry, Comics, & Feminism: We Chat With Comic Book Writer Chris Antzoulis
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FICTION: Are Now All That Remain by Jill Talbot
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[LIT] A Review of Fox Frazier-Foley’s EXODUS IN X MINOR
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Taking A Stand Against Gamergate & Patriarchal Alt Lit
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The Commodification of Bodies: Self Love Vs. The Male Gaze
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Modern-Day Female Icons of Comedy and Tragedy on TV
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A Review of Natalie Eilbert’s AND I SHALL AGAIN BE VIRTUOUS
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FICTION: To Build a Person by Clare Kane
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[NAUGHTY WITCH] 50 Shades of Meh: 14 Sexier Sex Movies to Watch Instead this Valentine’s Day
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American House Fire: Poetry by David Campos
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Why It Matters That The Grammys Took A Stand Against Domestic Violence & Rape
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Getting Full in Paris
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Weekly Tarot With Tif: Open Up
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Returning to Manhattan from the Woods
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I Still Sleep With My Teddy Bear Every Single Night
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Luna Luna Love + Lust: Help! I Can’t Feel Pleasure
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The Naughty Witch’s Guide to Happiness: Learn the Tarot
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FICTION: Tell Me What to Do by Kerry Cullen
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Patriarchy Problems: Straight Women and Gay Men
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Archives: Poetry by Jakob VanLammeren
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The Internet is the Cave Wall of Experimental Poetry
Around 50,000 to 10,000 years ago, in a world still populated by a vast number of Neanderthals, the first human beings emerged. These first humans had the same brain structure that we have today. Unlike the Neanderthals, they had the capacity for abstract thought. We know this because they began to create. … Read More →
Performing Gender: I Of The Beholder
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How Can We Stop Heteronormative Parenting?
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Poems by Natasha Moni
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Did Angie’s Article on Refugee Camps Move You? Here’s How You Can Help
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FICTION: Vigilance by J.E. Reich
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[LISA A. FLOWERS] WRITERS & EDITORS RESPOND TO THE J. BRADLEY POEM & TED HASH-BERRYMAN INTERVIEW
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[DENA RASH GUZMAN] WRITERS & EDITORS RESPOND TO THE J. BRADLEY POEM & TED HASH-BERRYMAN INTERVIEW
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Lockjaw Magazine Editor Speaks Out About J. Bradley Poem
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