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Category Archives: Creative Non-fiction

Depression Doesn’t Look Like You Think It Does

November 1, 2015by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

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 […]

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Creative Non-fiction, First Person, Harvard

My Father’s Hot Flashes

October 28, 2013by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

In 2010, my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Since prostate cancer cells feed on testosterone, my father’s urologist started him on estrogen.

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Creative Non-fiction, First Person, gender

The Poison of Pretty

October 25, 2013by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

 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 […]

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Body Image, Column, Creative Non-fiction

In the Margins: A Perspective on Sexual Assault Conversations

September 13, 2013by Manifesta Mag 1 Comment

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 […]

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Creative Non-fiction, Features, Language, Rape Culture, Sex

La más perra: Confessions of a Latin@ Cross-Dresser

April 24, 2013by Manifesta Mag 2 Comments

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 […]

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Class, Creative Non-fiction, First Person, Queer, Race

Heavy Metal

April 24, 2013by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

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 […]

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Class, Creative Non-fiction, First Person

The Master’s Tools

April 24, 2013by Manifesta Mag 2 Comments

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 […]

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Creative Non-fiction, First Person, Queer

Out But Not Defeated: Reflections of a Gay Southerner

February 16, 2013by Manifesta Mag 1 Comment

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) […]

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Creative Non-fiction, First Person, Queer

Feminist Guilt

February 16, 2013by Manifesta Mag Leave a comment

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 […]

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Creative Non-fiction, Culture, Feminist Philosophy

An Open Letter to my Grandmother

February 16, 2013by Manifesta Mag 1 Comment

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 […]

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Creative Non-fiction, Odds and Ends

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