When teeth are pulled up, it feels like losing part of your narrative. For me, getting mine removed was a catharsis, a final goodbye to the part of me that felt trapped by circumstance, haunted by the past.
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Many Christian and Catholic traditions reflect a blend of the various cultures that existed as the religion developed into an institution.
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“This half-world felt like a room of mirrors, where I saw reflections of myself everywhere, but only when I stepped inside it. These poems acted like a count-down to my break-up and reawakening to my queerness. I began to see my love of women everywhere, even in objects and places that weren’t explicitly ‘female.’”
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“I love working with and channeling mythological divinities; each goddess offers unique guidance rooted within the context of her becoming.”
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“Perri's descriptions of seedy queer spaces and sexually-charged nightlife are hilariously exaggerated (although not far off from reality). It's refreshing to read a novel that portrays lesbians as flippant as they are serious. Not every representation of queerness needs to be seamlessly positive — the regulars at Metropolis are messy, funny, confrontational, and shameless. They glide between caricatures and real people, revealing an honest and self-aware expression of performativity.”
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“As a young witch, I remember being skeptical about what crystals could do for me. But I quickly learned that magic doesn’t just happen; you have to believe in it.”
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“Women's desire for one another is still characterized as a girlish and feverish drive thought to wear itself out by adulthood. America's patriarchal and homophobic lens simultaneously hyper-sexualizes the physical connection between lesbians while dismissing their capacity for love.”
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