For those who may not have read it, there is a piece going around that  The Huffington Post  published written by a young woman named, Taylor Cotter. The piece is aptly titled, “ A Struggle of Not Struggling “, and it has received a lot of criticism because it drips with privilege. When I first read it, I felt like [...]

**Trigger warning** I live my life pretty soberly–no drinking, no drugging, etc. It has been difficult at times explaining this to people, or hanging out with people who do take part in this behavior. Tellings someone, “I don’t drink because I was raped by an ex who used alcohol as a way to weaken my defenses” [...]

Sometime last week, I was walking with my boyfriend around town on a warm, sunny day. A large truck passed by us, and I glanced at it for a second, and turned back. I did a double-take, because I noticed that this truck happened to have my rapist’s last name on it. I was in [...]

I dated a self-identified porn addict. After dating for a couple of months, he admitted to me that he was a recovering pornography addict. I was quite shocked, even though I didn’t know what being a pornography addict entailed. I felt nauseous, but I didn’t show this because my then boyfriend was extremely emotional when telling me. He [...]

Hello all! I’ve created a site written by Italian American women. If you would like to contribute something to this blog (that will eventually be archived in book form), I’m looking for women to write on identity, feminism, sexuality, activism, etc. You may submit poetry and/or nonfiction. Email submissions to: olive.grrrl@gmail.com Visit the site here: [...]

I tend to only get my hair cut once a year, partly due to lack of funds and partly because I’m lazy. So, I made an appointment for my “yearly” cut a few days ago, and they got me in yesterday. I had been to this particular hair salon the year before, but saw a different [...]

So, I went to Pitchfork Music Fest on Friday night. The bands who played were good, and I knew beforehand who they were, but I was quite disappointed by the lack of female-led groups. Even the bands on Saturday and Sunday are not female-led, or diverse in any way. I’m really kind of annoyed with this [...]