authors note premise i asked these lovely creatives to make a page that incorporated advice that they would have given to their younger selves; what they wished they had known growing up. this zine contains the beautiful wisdom of these wonderful humans ~ please do take the time to enjoy & savor it.
our wonderful creatives
Aaryn is a queer and nonbinary student at Boston University studying English Education and Women's Studies. They are a cocoordinator for LGBTQ.ed, a project which seeks to bring safe space trainings to Boston-area middle schools. When they're not fervently collecting scraps of magazines and newspapers for new projects, they enjoy baking vegan treats, running along the Charles River Esplanade, and working at the art studio in their hometown. Alexa
Alison graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.A. in Sociology. She loves engaging with spontaneous impulses for adventure, wandering barefoot, and making people look at photos of her cat, Luna. She is currently living in Maine, getting her Masters in Social Work with a concentration in Applied Arts & Social Justice. â˜˝â˜ž Ariel
Cade is currently earning her MFA at The Ohio State University, where she serves as Online & Art Editor at The Journal. She can be found online at www.mslifeisbestlife.com and on Twitter @CadeyLadey Caroline
Kate is a writer and farm-to-table event planner with a passion for food justice and ecological sustainability. With Nicole Stanton, Kate is the Co-Editor of environmental arts magazine Loam. She is a 2015 Brower Youth Award winner and hosts workshops across the country on embodying hope, environmental activism, and mindful movement. She loves silly dancing, avocado smoothies, and walking around. Follow Kate on Instagram: @loammagazine.
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Lily is a writer and feminist from Seattle, Washington. She won Best Love Poem at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational for her poem “Shrinking Women�. She blogs about holistic feminism and radical self-love at The Shapes We Make. Her debut novel, This Impossible Light, is due out from Philomel in June 2017. She loves the rain, vegan pizza, and witchcraft. Follow Lily on Twitter: @lmyerspoetry.
Lizzy is a Northern California native and Wesleyan University grad passionate about food justice and environmental stewardship. When not photographing her friends, food, and surroundings, Lizzy can be found singing, backpacking, or roasting root vegetables in the kitchen. She believes in the power of photography to instigate the social and environmental action necessary to create the change we need to see in our world.
Nikki Ladd: I am currently a freshman at Wesleyan University. One of the safest spaces I have had the pleasure of living in was a sleep away camp called Indian Brook, in Vermont. The counselors there are some of the most empowered women I have ever met, and worked hard to help us navigate adolescent girlhood in a healthy way. I hope this squishy, happy, inspired ZINE helps create a similar safe space to anyone who reads it!!
Olivia Gardner: I am THAT GIRL attending the University of Colorado trying to figure out my place in this world and how to better my corner of it. I am awkward and quirky with this beautiful mess of complexity. I am a dreamer and thinker who is always in my head. I live for lyrics and meaning, stories and adventure. I love walking with music in and thoughts on and just noticing the beauty of nature around me. Yoga is my daily ritual to keep me calm and going. I am just making my way through life the best way I know how. Follow me at my blog lalalifelove.wordpress.com.
Kate is an artist currently living and working in New York City. Her recent obsessions include the sound of glass particles washing up along the shore and watching building lights come on as the sun sets over Manhattan.