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It’s one thing to follow raccoons on Instagram and another to follow them in real life
I laugh, relaxed on the couch, at Instagram raccoons. At their bad-posture-spines and their chubby bellies. How sweet, a paper towel roll over its nose or playing, like a human, with a television remote control So adorable reaching from under the porch with their black gloved hands Grabbing a snack. ...
How Do We Play?
Every time I am asked to choose what I do in my spare time on a Buzzfeed quiz, I find myself stuck. I like theatre, but that isn’t really something that I can pick up and put down when I want to. I like to read, but I barely have ...
Editor’s letter
Dear reader, What is space? From finding safe spaces, to taking up space in the world and society, and even to considering the ethics of space exploration, we are always inhabiting space and space is always affecting us. It reflects us, curates us, harms us, and accommodates us—just as we do to it. Our fall magazine contains 12 ...
Faith, or lack thereof
Using religion to fill an empty world
Taking up space
My decision to gain weight
The politics of space
I first learned about the concept of space, especially creating and taking up space, when I joined student government at Vic in my first year. The idea was revolutionary to me at first, but I’ve watched incredible student leaders throughout the years work through the delicate relationships between power, institutions, and ...
The ethics of space exploration
It's not all stars and galaxies
Anger
I’m not mad at the Jehovah’s Witnesses Who stand under my window They believe in god There they are I do my homework and watch them from up high It’s getting dark out there I’m not mad at the fire truck That keeps me up at night Someone’s driving it It’s the same ...
Safe passage
In French, there is a saying: l’appel du vide, the call of the void.
Exiting the shadowland, envisioning utopia
Reconciling kink and BDSM with my racial and cultural identity requires different spaces—and bigger dreams