HANDWASHING AND OTHER HABITS

ON RETAIL AND RELIEF

I was free to exist in our safe haven of shoegaze and synth pop· by Pamela Guerra

It's startling to realize that I used to exist in the fringes of my own life · by Rosie Accola

THERAPY, REMOTE

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, my therapy sessions have moved online · by Dagny Safon

SKIN HUNGER

A single mother, her infatuation with her daughter's ex-piano teacher, and the desire to be touched · by Margaret O'Connell

ON REVISITING MY TEENAGE BEDROOM

I picture myself in "The Virgin Suicides" when I watch the sisters float around their bedroom and dream of far away places · by Emmeline Armitage

FEELING MYSELF

As strange as this month has been, it’s been disarming to consider how much harder it would have been pre-transition · by Annie Howard

BACK TO THE TRUE SOURCE

"Suddenly, in this moment of collective grief, it has become crystal clear that food is one of the most valuable things in our lives" · by Abby Rose

IN SEARCH OF MISSING MUSIC

"Sirens and newsreels have overwhelmed our soundscape recently, meaning chance encounters with music harder to come by" · by Lily Goldberg

TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR

"For the first time in a long time, my acoustic guitar and I have become best friends" · by Stella Harvey

HOW TO SURVIVE AN APOCALYPSE

"I spent my whole childhood preparing for the end of the world" · by Amber Anderson

THIS TIME LAST YEAR

"There's a lot of common ground between how I felt when I was sick last year, and many people's experiences of self isolating now" · by El Hardwick

ON REWILDING

"As the circumscribed space that I occupy shrinks, I feel nearer to the physical place of my home" · by Michele Moses

THIS IS JUST SUMMER BREAK

"Being self-isolated is eerily nostalgic of my teenage years" · by Upasna Barath

A QUARANTINE DUOLOGY

"I could feel the end coming like I was cleaning out my locker at the end of a school year" · by Rosie Accola

IN PRAISE OF REVISITING

Ways to commune more deeply with your favourite books, movies and songs during this time · by Tavi Gevinson

APRIL 2020: EDITORS' LETTER

Beautiful and thoughtful work about what’s going on in the world right now feels necessary, and we would love for you to be a part of that.