Anna-Claire Wilcox, Senior, Writing and Social Work Major from Orange, CA. I was born in Monterey, California. Beating the drum of the nomads, holding no images of the town that birthed me. My mother’s escape from generational poverty in explorative experience, my father’s calling from boyhood. Creating the conditions for my wandering. Stafford, Virginia included a plastic… Read more →
Cotton Candy Head
Savannah Childs, Senior, English Major from Shreveport, LA Whenever I’m contemplative, My body feels heavier, As if I’m closer to the earth. Yet my mind is far away, Clouded and stuffed with cotton. I can roll my emotions over my tongue, But never quite taste them. When I swallow I can never seem to remember their flavor. Every time… Read more →
Winter is Coming
Dania Kreisl, Senior, English Major from Euless, TX I’m scared of the winter. I can already feel the cold wind creeping up my legs underneath the layer of my pants as I run from it. It reminds me of you, of a lot of our firsts, so now a year later I no longer feel your warmth fighting… Read more →
y’ALL Cover Preview
Here’s a sneak peek of the cover for the first edition of y’ALL, an archive of queer history in Fort Worth. Join us on November 29th at 5 pm in Palko Hall 130 for the release party. Cover design by Christina Philips. Read more →
A Letter to the Man I Almost Knew
By Lucas Judd Dear Jerry, I hope I can call you that, but since you were almost my Godfather I think it might be okay. Almost is a word that stings me and I know stings my mother even more. When she does talk about you, which is quite often it’s only of the good times, of the memories she… Read more →
Fighting Against Discrimination
By Elena Butterfield There is a lot to be learned about TCU, archiving in general, and LGBTQ+ history by just looking at what the archives have. It is clear that queer people have always existed and created a space for themselves. Furthermore, we can see the history right here at a local level in Fort Worth and TCU. On the… Read more →
On LGBTQ+ Spaces: Hidden Malice
By Anonymous I once took a class for gender studies and was pleased to find like-minded people. Everyone made it clear they were LGBTQ+ allies. Or at least if they weren’t, they kept any negative opinions to themselves. In one of my classes, over Zoom, we were discussing gender terminology, the difference between gender and sex, and how these can… Read more →
On LGBTQ+ Spaces: External and Internal Hostility
By Anonymous As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, shouldn’t I feel safe in queer spaces? I’m used to keeping my identity hidden in mostly straight spaces, but when other queer people surround me, I should know that I can be myself, right? I’d like it to be that way, but things are never that simple. Despite what TCU claims… Read more →
Alienation
Corrigan Smiley, a Junior from Burleson, Texas The long, thin fingers, green and bony, fragile yet strong, grasped my wrist tighter than a vice. I looked into the creatures’ eyes and felt remorse and understanding. It beckoned me to follow it, almost as if it was asking, but I knew it wasn’t. The grip on my wrist tightened as… Read more →
Pillow-Talk
Kennedy Bigham, a Senior from Salem, Oregon I wonder if when it’s late at night, when the air in the country is alive with fireflies, and the World lays resting, if in the stillness and the silence, you still think of me. I wonder if you’ve made peace with the promises you couldn’t keep. I wonder too,… Read more →