Depression Doesn’t Look Like You Think It Does
Megan Sims ’18 Depression doesn’t look like you think it does. I’m sitting in the office at my unpaid internship, which I’m lucky enough to have because I have parents […]
Category Archives: Creative Non-fiction
My Father’s Hot Flashes
In 2010, my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Since prostate cancer cells feed on testosterone, my father’s urologist started him on estrogen.
The Poison of Pretty
The Poison of Pretty By Ana Chaves This article is the first in Ana’s column which appears every other Thursday. The first time I felt pretty was the summer after […]
In the Margins: A Perspective on Sexual Assault Conversations
The author has chosen to publish anonymously due to the sensitive nature of this piece. Author’s Note: 1. This article deals explicitly with issues of both penetrative and non-penetrative […]
La más perra: Confessions of a Latin@ Cross-Dresser
JH I bought my first pair of high heels last October, a few days before Halloween. I was determined to dress up as Selena Quintanilla in her iconic jean jacket […]
Heavy Metal
Maura Church When I came home from camp last summer, I instantly panicked. Luckily, I had just enough time between when I walked through the door and when my dad […]
The Master’s Tools
Indiana Seresin Every night I sleep on the side of the bed next to the wall, so every morning I have to clamber over my girlfriend to get out into […]
Out But Not Defeated: Reflections of a Gay Southerner
Ben Devore Most of the time I really dread going home. It isn’t some fanciful love affair with Harvard (that disappeared after my first year) […]
Feminist Guilt
Terilyn Chen Like many of us here at Manifesta Mag, I was “The Feminist” in high school. I made a point of calling people out, teachers included, when they said […]
An Open Letter to my Grandmother
Kara Lessin Dear Grandma, We were never that close – at least not by my measure. I have fleeting memories of times with you: your pink house, your small second […]
