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Four Essays on Being Trans in the Anthropocene: Milk

Aislin Neufeldt·
All ContentAutoethnographic EssaysVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·August 31, 2023·17 min read
What is my responsibility as a trans feminine person when the human-induced strain on the planet is the driver of the climate crisis?
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An Experimental Film About Television & the Quick Prize of Midnight Plasticity

Devin Welch·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·August 30, 2023·3 min read
The poem driving this experimental film about television considers the insomniacs who wake at the same time each night in rhythm.
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Contraction: “A stranger held my hand and still, I think I love her”

Jessie Carson·
All ContentAutoethnographic Flash NonfictionBodily Autonomy Special Issue, 2022-23Special Issues
·August 23, 2023·7 min read
In this story I shifted my attention to the young woman –a nurse or a volunteer– who sat beside me and held my hand throughout abortion.
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One Man’s Perspective on Grieving and Death

Anthony Domenick·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·August 22, 2023·30 min read
One Man’s Perspective on Grieving and Death is a narrative representation of death as a universal humanistic theme.
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Anaïs: A Startling And Memorable Encounter At The Vet

A Startling and Memorable Encounter at the Vet

Dominique Elliott·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaLaughter Special Issue, 2023Special Issues
·August 11, 2023·2 min read
This artwork is based on a startling and memorable encounter at the local vet while attempting to get Anaïs spayed.
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Pinkie Points It Out: My Weird Depression Looks Kinda Dope!

Renata Ferdinand·
All ContentAutoethnographic EssaysVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·August 7, 2023·3 min read
My weird depression showed up this summer like “hey sis!” And I was like “fuck my life”! I wasn’t ready. This time, it caught me off guard.
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Poetry Helped Me Reclaim My History: Poems of/from Photos

Paul lieber·
All ContentAutoethnographic PoetryVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·August 4, 2023·12 min read
The dynamic taking place in these poems was autoethnography, a hybrid of my investigation of the 1960's coupled with my personal experience.
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Savories: Dieting with Roland Barthes One New York Spring

Eric Daffron·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·July 30, 2023·12 min read
I documented my two-month diet in a food journal and it began as a personal effort to lose weight following a "Barthes diet".
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Really, There Are No Helpers in The Foster System

Meg Hagseth·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·July 22, 2023·5 min read
This is a piece I wrote in desperation after being confronted with the failures of the foster system in the United States today.
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The Twerking Academic: What Happens When A Witch Is Black & Beautiful?

Shanita Mitchell·
All ContentAutoethnographic Art & MultimediaLaughter Special Issue, 2023Special Issues
·July 20, 2023·5 min read
What happens when a witch is black? This piece is a salute to the transformational beauty of cosplay & all the laughter it inspires. 
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The Wolf’s Invasion of My Body through the Years

Shelley Nation-Watson·
All ContentAutoethnographic PoetryVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·July 16, 2023·3 min read
Within the context of this poem, I tried to explain what was happening to my body because of SLE and what I was thinking.
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The Year of Sluttery: Quick Notes to My Many Lovers

Scarlett d. Jones·
All ContentAutoethnographic Literary NonfictionVolume 3, Issue 3 (2023)
·July 13, 2023·9 min read
After 34 years of monogamy I entered the dating app world and began writing the first weekend I was single. This is story of my experience.
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