Words by: Lily Anna
Art by: Stephania Paul

Words by: Simone Kealy
Art by: Sarah Annett

We all have things that really get on our nerves or prevent us from taking it one step further in a relationship. Whether it be smoking, snoring, or just being plain annoying, deal-breakers can influence both platonic and romantic relationships. Here’s a list of trivial deal-breakers that I can’t stand.

Words & Art by: Caitlin Johnston

Some would say since I’m a Sagittarius I easily connect with people. This is mostly true. However, growing up bi-racial confused things when anxieties surrounding my identity tested how I connected to my family and my cultures.

Words by: Georgia Erin Cameron
Art by: Lisa Vuillings

Manifestation, Mind over Matter, The Law of Attraction… These are all buzzwords currently floating around. But what do they mean? Is it true that if you can think it you can do it?

Words by: Thiamando Pavlidis
Art by: Sally Ann Gething

The year is 2004. The month is March. It’s my sixth birthday, and you better believe I want to have a party, and invite all the new friends I’d made in my first ever term at primary school. Here’s how it might’ve gone down.

Words by: Natasha Schapova
Art by: Gabrielle Poh

In an increasingly connected world, it’s ironic that so many of us find ourselves feeling lonely and misunderstood.

Collage by: Ying Xuan 

Words by: Coby Renkin
Art by: Jessie Liu

An open letter to anyone overwhelmed by the need they feel to be constantly accessible.

Words by: Malena Frey
Art by: Lily Li

It started with arguments between my parents, and soon a divorce followed. At 14, the nightmare of living with an alcohol dependent mother culminated in finally moving in with my dad for what I thought would be a new, stable beginning.

Words by: Alice Wright
Art by: Jackie Liu

It was just last year when I was searching through a bookstore, an unlikely place for me to usually be, where I came across a small red covered novel, Normal People.