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Reclaiming Dykes

How the masculine and the feminine collide in the biker world and beyond

Grow, SocietyRyleigh NorgroveNovember 21, 2021dyke, lesbian, LGBT, queer, dykes on bikes, Portland, gay, lesbians, pride, pride parade, gay pride, motorcycle, interview, essay, personal essay, society

Welcome In

Creating a community garden in the times of COVID-19

Grow, SocietyCassy DorffNovember 17, 2020grow, society, garden, gardening, COVID-19, neighborhood, pandemic, harvest

Man of Straw

An essay that contemplates how the use of guns in our society will always remain complicated

Grow, SocietyTyler LacomaJanuary 14, 2020grow, society, guns, gun, shoot, weapon, war, pain, blood, scarecrow, farm, Oregon, northwest, defense, fields

Straight to Gay

Why are straight men so attractive to gay men?

Grow, SocietyNoah LashlyOctober 23, 2019grow, society, gay, straight, gay men, gay man, straight man, homosexuality, heterosexuality, bisexual, bi, college, gay sex, television, film, Brokeback Mountain, exploration, sexuality, crush, kiss, relationship, gay relationships

Fashion Isn't Shallow, It's Empowerment

By choosing to make a statement with the clothes they wear, women should feel empowered and free

Grow, SocietySarah RobbinsJuly 25, 2019fashion, women, style, clothing, clothes, shopping, self-empowerment, trends, trendy, model, status, religion, feminism, art, choices, society, popular culture, female, shallow

Reading Isn't Dead

In a world where stories are consistently shared more and more on screens, are we leaving our beloved books behind?

Grow, SocietyLaura StephensonJune 25, 2019grow, society, reading, read, books, story, stories, TV, television, movies, film, book, reader, moving, family, growing up, older

Belonging

Sometimes no matter where you find yourself, the people and the places around you make it feel as if you’re never truly home

Grow, SocietyWesley HoodMarch 14, 2019grow, society, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, upstate, New York, Pennsylvania, fall, autumn, fall colors, winter, gay, homophobia, family, friends, rivers, ocean, city, place, travel, moving, skyscrapers, old buildings, gay man

A Philosophy of Pixels

An essay that considers what it means to break down parts of the whole, and how each individual segment matters when creating something new

Grow, SocietyRyan NegriniNovember 2, 2018grow, society, television, people, pixels, family, families, alcohol, gathering, politics, art, parts, whole, philosophy, screens, lights, artist, form

Here to Stay

An essay that details how immigrating to America in the modern era is a process that always stays with you

Grow, SocietyMichelle WeissJuly 17, 2018grow, society, immigration, immigrating, Mexico, America, United States, border, border crossing, south, Texas, personal essay, green card, visa, border patrol, illegal immigration, citizenship, waiting

Pseudo-Psychology & Psychics

A future-seeker explains how our culture has begun to commodify psychic readings and fortune tellers

Grow, SocietySofia DaxJune 5, 2018grow, society, psychic, psychic reading, fortune teller, future, relationships, family, boyfriend, New York City, actress, tarot, witch, culture, fashion, astrology, predictions

A Little While Longer

One millennial’s decision to avoid getting a smartphone for as long as possible

Grow, SelfHannah KieferMay 8, 2018grow, self, smartphone, phone, maps, lost, internet, iPhone, technology, society, different, driving, wandering, childhood, growing up, television, friends, family, stubborn, screens, texting, apps, roads

White Apocalypse

An essay on racism in America that considers what white people can do to stop it

Grow, SocietyJake BuckholzMarch 22, 2018grow, society, personal essay, racism, race, ethnicity, white people, black and white, politics, Trump, America, American culture, flag, soldiers, government, history, country, money

Killer Queens

One writer's take on why gay men were the reigning serial killers of the twentieth century

Grow, SocietyBrian DegenJanuary 16, 2018grow, society, murder, gay, LGBT, gay men, serial killers, rage, American culture, United States, homosexuality, crime, cannabalism, heteronormativity, coming out

Dear Computer People

An opinion piece about how our dwindling ability to communicate effectively directly ties into power, politics, and sex

Grow, SocietySamuel GriffinDecember 4, 2017grow, society, sex, communication, computer, technology, Trump, politics, intimacy, talking, writing, texting, power, music, writers

From Angst to Adventure

Head into the wild with Channing Kaiser as she drives across the country, explaining why it's okay to ditch society for a while to embrace vanlife

Grow, SocietyChanning KaiserOctober 23, 2017grow, society, road trip, vanlife, travel, travel photography, nature, outdoors, outdoor enthusiast, hiking, hiker, west, Into the Wild, dirty, national park, wanderlust, wandering, nature photography

The Corpse

Writer Gerard McArtney weaves together two true stories of death, and ponders over what it means to die with dignity

Grow, SocietyGerard McArtneySeptember 6, 2017grow, society, death, dying, corpse, travel, family, street, hospital, Asia, Australia, grandmother, relationships, wanderlust, strangers

Married with Pride

Shawna Davis reflects on her one-year wedding anniversary to her wife while contemplating how far LGBTQ rights have come

Grow, SocietyShawna DavisJune 23, 2017grow, society, gay marriage, LGBT, LGBTQ, pride, wedding, lesbian, anniversary, gay rights, gay, Pittsburgh, family, coming out

Unity Through Fear

Matt Leaman shares what it felt like to embark on an African safari the day after Donald Trump was elected president

Grow, SocietyMatt LeamanMay 31, 2017grow, society, personal essay, politics, Trump, president, election, 2016 election, Africa, Kenya, safari, travel

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