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A heart with the words "cuffing season" printed in it, surrounded by calendars

I wake up alone in bed. A winter chill has somehow drifted through the window I struggled to shut the night before. All I can do is pull the covers around me and huddle for warmth.

A big sun surrounded by a halo in a black background

 

“I found God in myself. And I loved her. I loved her fiercely.” -  Ntozake Shange

 

I am trying to find the God in myself.

Large head surrounded by a ring of smoke

My great-grandmother was a lifelong smoker.

Cup of coffee next to a stack of books

Sometimes I take pictures of my books. I pull my favorites from their carefully selected spots on my shelf, and put them on top of my blanket, where the sunlight is shining. Sometimes I put them next to a cup of tea, or a small bundle of fake flowers.

A head wearing headphones and crying

A few months ago, our very own Iris intern and my personal style icon, Laura Hinnenkamp, shared with us a number of places she has cried in public.

Woman with multiple shopping bags

About a year ago, I started on a journey towards building a sustainable wardrobe.

Head with lots of confusion in the brain

I would say that when it comes to life advice, I am an expert in a few categories. I can recommend a really good fake tanner that isn’t streaky and lasts a long time.

A Burrito surrounded by a green halo

I was eating at Chick-fil-A with my mom when she asked me if I felt loved.

a photo of Dr. Jensen Montambault

When Jensen Montambault was an undergraduate at UVA, she chose to divide her time between two disparate fields of study--Environmental Science and English Literature. She went on to obtain a doctorate in Interdisciplinary Ecology and has since written extensively about climate change and its impact on modern societies.

Shower head with water coming out

 

She raised the tequila to her lips and tilted her head back. It would take some time for the confidence to set in, so she waited.

Orange pill bottles

two empty bottles of Advil lying askew, another only a quarter full sits upright

an ice pack long gone warm slouches against a dirty mug