beauty beholds me finds me wanting. . . cringes at lack of adherence to carved commandments lay down in pages of glossy fashion magazines self-appointed arbitrators of what 'making an effort' looks like to what I 'should' aspire my hair too thin too gray too badly (self) cut do you even own a brush or … Continue reading The Beauty Myth – Christine E. Ray
Poet. World traveller. Moved from England to Cambodia. Might stay there. Not sure. You can read more of Saarah's writing at eastwest_nomad
She wanted virtuous things for me. She wanted to heal my soul and help me believe in love again. She wanted me to think, explore and consume the possibilities within me. She wanted to show me that despite the fact we were from the margins of society at the time, we could achieve great things. … Continue reading The Beauty Myth – Joann Cohen
Read more of Deveraux Frazier's writing at Poetry of An Aspergian or D. Frazier Writes
Teen Vogue argues Karl Marx and I weep, carefully blotting tears with rice paper so I won’t ruin my foundation; while a 16 year old orders elitists to panic, to action, to account for climate decimation and I smile, but not too widely, and slowly so lipstick won’t smear on my teeth; and when I … Continue reading Featured Post: The Beauty Myth – Tamara Fricke
beauty like everything else is in the eye of the beholder what’s beautiful to one person is not beautiful to another but beauty is a multi-billion dollar BUSINESS and in order to keep the money rolling in the definition of BEAUTY has to constantly CHANGE but beauty that is skin deep is still beauty and … Continue reading Featured Post: The Beauty Myth – Georgiann Carlson
Brave & Reckless 