grain of salt mag
By grain of salt mag
grain of salt magJul 26, 2023
southerners hear you when you bash the south
grain of salt welcomes back madeline english back to our audio pod!
“southerners hear you when you bash the south” is another tale about texas, this time highlighting all the state has to offer despite its perceived shortcomings, from crops to nasa.
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how a nationwide abortion ban would limit my access to life-changing arthritis medication
did you enjoy our first four audio podcasts? well, we’re back for more!
this time, abigail meyers reads her piece “how a nationwide abortion ban would limit my access to life-changing arthritis medication,” a harrowing tale of how some doctors are denying patients potentially life/saving medication because of the potential to hurt a fetus.
meyers discusses her own personal health concerns as well, the importance of education and what the potential future of medicine might look like.
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white people don’t have culture, but that shouldn’t stop them from trying
“in the united states, being not white creates a sense of ‘otherness’ that permeates the identity of every person of color living in this country in a way that is both uncomfortable and seemingly unavoidable.”
through her vulnerable dissection of her interracial identity, grain of salt staff writer kennedy brooks, analyzes historical definitions of ‘whiteness’ and encourages white-identifying americans to reconnect with their previously abandoned cultural identities in order to distance themselves from white supremacist notions of americana.
dehumanization and dance’s perpetual doomsday
there’s no doubt dancers today are struggling financially and commercially. jules assue, however, thinks the way we perceive art needs to change in order to fix this, not dance itself. their piece “dehumanization and dance’s perpetual doomsday” is all about defending dance in it’s purest form.
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the poetics of not eating: a letter of complaint.
cw: disordered eating
in an intimate dissection of bernardo bertolucci’s 2003 film “the dreamers”, grain of salt staff writer honey simatupang, analyzes the characters’ french hedonistic lifestyle that seems to have an endless appetite—for everything but food.
the trio in the film display an endless gluttony for all cultural experiences, except for physiological sustenance, exploring within the world where the displayed glamorous behavior and lust for life continues to adhere to notions of white supremacy and an obsession with thinness.
you may all go to hell, but i will go to buc-ee’s
madeline english loves summers in texas and she wants everyone to know why.
as a queer woman, english knows that the political climate in texas is problematic, but in her unique style of poetry she gives a list of reasons why she is there to stay. “you may all go to hell, but i will go to buc-ee’s” is now on our audio podcast, so you can hear the story in her own words!
frozen adolescence: "pandemic pen pals" by sheila kiernan
writer sheila kiernan narrates her personal essay “pandemic pen pals” as a conversation between her past and present self during the course of the pandemic. this piece and more can be found in our print issue, frozen adolescence! get your copy now at grainofsaltmag.com!
frozen adolescence: "things humans do that i miss" by madeline english
writer madeline english narrates her personal essay “things humans do that i miss” where she reminisces in the elements of human life that got lost during lockdown. this piece and more can be found in our print issue, frozen adolescence! get your copy now at grainofsaltmag.com!
frozen adolescence: "the cold that remains" by abi lee
writer abi lee narrates her personal essay "the cold that remains" about how her queer identity relates to her religious background in this episode. this piece and more can be found in our print issue, frozen adolescence! get your copy now at grainofsaltmag.com!
frozen adolescence: "veggie tales" by mallika chennupaty
writer mallika chennupaty narrates her personal essay “veggie tales” about the beauty of her grandmother’s garden still thriving during the pandemic. this piece and more can be found in our print issue, frozen adolescence! get your copy now at grainofsaltmag.com!
frozen adolescence: "frozen blueberries" by yvonne barajas
writer yvonne barajas narrates her personal essay “frozen blueberries” comparing her struggle to take care of herself to the unused bag of frozen blueberries in the back of the freezer. this piece and more can be found in our print copy, frozen adolescence! get your copy now at grainofsaltmag.com!
issue 12: “seasonal condition” by sophie drake
writer sophie drake narrates her personal essay “seasonal condition,” featured in grain of salt mag’s issue 12: “sergeant salty’s lonely heart’s club.” read the piece now on grainofsaltmag.com!
issue 12: “see you at the finish line: closing the orgasm gap” by madeline wasson
writer madeline wasson narrates her piece “see you at the finish line: closing the orgasm gap,” featured in grain of salt mag’s issue 12: “sergeant salty’s lonely heart’s club.” read the piece now on grainofsaltmag.com!
issue 12: “the call” by millicent stott
writer millicent stott narrates her poem “the call,” featured in grain of salt mag’s issue 12: “sergeant salty’s lonely heart’s club.” read the piece now on grainofsaltmag.com!
issue 12: “how normal people changed my perspective on women and love” by ava karas
writer ava karas narrates her piece “how normal people changed my perspective on women and love,” featured in grain of salt mag’s issue 12: “sergeant salty’s lonely heart’s club.” read the piece now on grainofsaltmag.com!