Stephanie Valente lives in Brooklyn, New York, and works as an editor. One day, she would like to be a silent film star. She is the author of Hotel Ghost (Bottlecap Press, 2015) and Waiting for the End of the World (Bottlecap Press, 2017). Her work has appeared in dotdotdash, Nano Fiction, LIES/ISLE, and Uphook Press. She can be found at her website.
The Labyrinth of Anti-Aging & Shame
In my 33rd year, I finally started noticing the fine lines on my face. Like some kind of wrinkle numerology, I had three permanent wrinkles across my forehead, and another three that made vertical tally marks between my eyebrows. All of a sudden, I looked my age.
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Via Warner
Romance Macabre: A Film List For Darklings
Because love can be nightmarish at times…
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Via Pure Film Creative
Creeper Crate: Campy Fun Box for Horror Babes
...fun and camp and glamour and a whole lot of anticipation.
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What Self-Care & Beauty Rituals Mean for Trans & Non-Binary People
Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is the author of Sirs & Madams (Aldrich Press, 2014), The Gods Are Dead (Deadly Chaps Press, 2015), Marys of the Sea (The Operating System, 2017), Xenos (Agape Editions, 2016) and the editor of A Shadow Map: An Anthology by Survivors of Sexual Assault (CCM, 2017). Joanna received a MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College, and is also the founder of Yes, Poetry, a managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine and CCM, as well as an instructor at Brooklyn Poets. Some of their writing has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Brooklyn Magazine, Prelude, Apogee, Spork, The Feminist Wire, BUST, and elsewhere.
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Winona Ryder's Misfit Fashion in Film
She's been a paradox, a popular unpopular...
Read MoreNot Just Roses & Regrets, Tattoos Are a Way to Reclaim Your Body
...I decide when they become what they are.
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Strange Beauty: Chavela Vargas
When aesthetic is subversive, it is both strange and beautiful…
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We Love Funky Town Pomade-Sad Girl Cosmetics
...a small business with an old-school heart and a politicized spirit.
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Watching Disney as a Millennial Brown Girl
I could see the difference in our skin colors. I couldn’t pretend anymore.
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Magick Mirror: A Few Places You'll Find Fairy Tale Fashion Relics
...a feverish quest for youth and beauty.
Read MorePhotograph by Donnie Valdez: follow him on Instagram @esspressoslayer
Meet Wanderer, a Boutique & Apothecary in Taos, New Mexico
Ashley Arabian is the owner of Wanderer, a boutique and apothecary in Taos, New Mexico. She describes the typical Wanderer customer as "the woman who immerses herself in nature, embraces the open road, and nurtures her creative spirit." In addition to clothing and accessories, Arabian's Wandering Apothecary features beauty and self-care products for the witchy woman who likes to keep her toiletries rooted in nature.
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Beauty & Acceptance Through The Eyes of Children
Last week, I was babysitting this group of 7 year olds. This is entirely ridiculous since I usually dislike children and they usually despise me. Anyway, there were three little girls and one boy. We were sitting on the hardwood floor of their house, having a mini discussion about the super exciting life of a seven year old. Somehow we got onto the topic of beauty, which is apparently dangerous territory around a bunch of seven year olds.
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