Theodora MautzDec 8, 20208 min“My Body is a Mystery to Me”: Vulvodynia in the PandemicThe pain increases the anxiety, and the anxiety increases the pain in a vicious cycle.
Sheeva AzmaOct 26, 20208 minCOVID-19: A Force Multiplier for Poverty and Homelessness?In a way, the COVID-19 pandemic is making homelessness more visible—forcing people out of shelters and causing them to opt to sleep outside.
Andrea PrinziOct 11, 20206 minThe Three Versions of Me During COVID-19One small caveat exists: I am a microbiologist who deals with infectious material for a living.
Laura BurgosSep 21, 202010 minAnd There Was No VillageIn the weeks before, the village I was promised that came with bearing and raising a child was destroyed.
Kristen Vogt VeggebergAug 27, 20205 minCreating Childhood Fun in the Time of COVID-19Humans, we love making things with our hands. It is one of our defining characteristics as a species.
Vanessa VieitesAug 19, 20207 minThe Ties That Bind and SuffocateIn general, it's difficult to argue about emotionally laden topics, especially with people you love.
Alex IpJul 18, 202020 minFrom Red to Purple to Fuchsia With everyone strapped on their imaginary seat belts, the machine would turn on in three. Two. One.
Linh Anh CatJul 15, 20202 minCall Me a Cat Person (Really!)By the way, most cats don’t have last names, but our Sesame does, and it’s Cat, just like me!
Mani-Jade GarciaJun 28, 202010 minWhat It Means to Be a Black, Indigenous, LatinoThere is nothing more fragile in this world than a fragile White man—and that is, tragically, most of them.