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The final letter
Ten years ago, we started up a platform to provide a space for women to share their writing. Today, we’re announcing our Dear Damsels chapter has come to an end. Read More
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The May Letter
Dear Damsels, A tingle. A flash. A wave, crashing against you and pulling you forward. Our theme for May is THRILLS. From those bright sparks… Read More
7 years ago
Party Rings and POM-BEARS
In Mariah Feria's short fiction, Meg is on a mission to return to the food of her childhood, loading her trolley with snacks that bring back memories of simpler times. Read More
7 years ago
Unearthing Letters I Wrote You Three Years Ago
Remembering a relationship, one letter a time. Kayla King's beautiful poetry sears like sunburn. Read More
7 years ago
Saying Goodbye to Cigarettes and Johnny Cash
Letting go of cigarettes allowed Alice Whiting to let go of her past – here she traces the habit and how it determined other aspects of her life. Read More
7 years ago
Pulling Myself Up
Alexandra Keirsebelik's poem is a note-to-self that, sometimes, a moment of revival can come when we are at our lowest point. Read More
7 years ago
Nine Lives
What if you had nine lives to live? In this fantasy fiction, Alizée Chesnoy uncovers a world of second, third and fourth chances. Read More
7 years ago
Words to Revive You
"You know that weird feeling in your throat that you get just before you really, properly cry?" Olivia Sleet provides some advice for how to pull yourself back from the brink of tears. Read More
7 years ago
Second Act
Reviving an old friendship, one stanza at a time. Read Molly Whyte's poem. Read More
7 years ago