Female, Latinx/Chicanx, Story
Self-love as an act of defiance My journey towards self-love was not an easy one. I’d grown up in a society that told me that I should hate myself and everything that made up who I was. I started focusing on self-love when I was 16 after what was one of the...
Latinx/Chicanx, Male, Story
Untitled “Do I matter?” I ask, looking out at my friends beautiful faces. Soft sand warms my feet. A vast blue ocean stretches away from the beach and over the horizon. Removed from this beauty, I am consumed by horror. From the tips of my toes to the...
