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Please Play Again
Content warning: suicidal ideation and depression There is a Joan Didion passage I almost chose for my high school yearbook quote. One thing in my defense, not that it matters: I know something Carter never knew, or Helene, or maybe you. I know what “nothing” means, and keep on playing. ...
The pleasure and cost of play
“How many play partners do you have?” “Are you into the edge play?” “Do you want to go to a play party with me next week?” Whether you’re describing play as a set of activities or kinks, as a descriptor for a sexual partner, or simply a verb that acts ...
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