Gym Culture in 2026: Dodging Tripods & Micro-Influencers 

Gym Culture in 2026: Dodging Tripods & Micro-Influencers 

“Pics or it didn’t happen” has taken on a new meaning as the popularity of gym-goers setting up tripods and filming their workouts grows. For whom, you may ask? These videos are posted, and enter the endless abyss of other workout videos featuring grunting men and Alo-clad women. Working out as an Aesthetics vs just [...]

how Long?

how Long?

How Long? – Mecca-Amirah Jackson How many times will I curl up and try to disappear? How many more nights of begging for answers? Loneliness ripping  through me like riptides; im clinging on  for dear life. Haven’t thought of ending it in a while but standing before the truth, alone, God it makes me question [...]

rebirth(the RIDE, the THRILL)

rebirth(the RIDE, the THRILL)

i wonder if my fate was never this—i’ve become too dependent and  here i am, sitting here looking foolish. how  to rebuild the walls of my pride. too focused on positivity  and rebirth, i should have been  preparing for the storm  and  rain. so many  times  i’ve become involved in other people’s stories–it  was the [...]

scraps

scraps

i use to live off of the scraps he once gave me. i was emaciated. skeletal. i needed more than meager compliments and sparse commitments. i am full now. i am curvy. i am finally healthy. never again will i ever accept scraps when I have a Queen's appetite❤️❤️💕 @amateur__poetÂ