I have existed in the mind of many, yet few can write me. They have written me as the chosen one. But they think every female chosen one still needs a man by her side (a man who will mistreat and disrespect me). They will doubt my abilities and strategies and they will “save me from … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/how-i-have-been-written/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
These past few days, my mind has been stuck in what has happened one year ago. The people that passed away, mass shootings, elections, but I can’t seem to remember the good, whether it was personal or just happened around the world. One year ago today, Every other week was “the worst mass shooting we … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/one-year-ago-today/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
A couple weeks ago, in midst of other sexual assault allegations, one came out that seemed to shock many people. Timothy Heller, one of Melanie Martinez’s closest friends, called her out for sexually assaulting her. She went into detail as to what exactly Martinez said to her and what she did and didn’t do. Some … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/melanie-martinezs-piggyback-is-it-a-diss-track/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
A year ago, my sister bought me a pair of shoes. They were bright red, knock-off high tops and little did I know they would end up having a special meaning to me. You see, these red shoes told me something I didn’t really know about myself until it was pointed out to me. That … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/those-red-high-tops/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read
To the village girl with the city dream, You are here and you realized not everything is what it seems. There were friends you had to let go of and family you had to leave behind. You can’t help but look back. To the dogs that bark in the city, Who are not the same … <a href="https://culture.affinitymagazine.us/to-the-former-village-girl/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read