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Straight Edge for Life
I’ve been Straight Edge for literally forever. Well, I like to be honest. In high school, I had 1 sip of vodka by itself and another sip mixed with root beer (I don’t even like root beer) in my friend...
PTSD and the Straight Edge Struggle. How Echo found her Voice. How Breaking Edge saved my life
Chapter I: Before I seek redemption in your eyes, I have to accept it in myself. To hear how I became; needs a bit of a back story, but that’s was a lifetime ago, and this is where I stand today...
Sober Friendship
I knew getting sober would change my life, but I didn’t know my friends would act like it changed theirs, too. The longer I’ve been a part of the Straight Edge lifestyle, the more confident I’ve becom...
Being That Girl
Drugs are a topic that is talked about in every high school on earth. Whether it’s the teachers attempting to tell the students not to do them, or the students themselves talking about it, it’s there....
Uncool: That Straight Edge Mormon Chick
I remember when I was in 8th grade, I started to become really into music. I was obsessed with post-hardcore bands like Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, Silverstein, and Story of the Year religiously. I ...
Self-Love, Sobriety and Straight-Edge
The title Self-Love, Sobriety and Straight-Edge are three of the values I live by. During my second year of graduate school for Sociology & Social Justice, I took Quantitative Analysis with a prof...
Are You Just A Coat rack to the Boys?
Originally Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 Written by: Teresa Brat I started writing this piece because someone remarked, either as a joke or in all seriousness, that girls aren&...
Girls, Get Out of the Pit!
Originally Published: Monday, December 12, 2005Written by: Issa Ok, I got your attention. And I’m not lying. I do think that girls should get out of the pit. I also think that boys should get out of t...
For Miles and Miles…
For Miles and Miles… A story of how Sound & Fury 2019 changed my life Written by Gretchen Marie HahnI’d like to preface this story with a trigger warning for those who may be affected by mat...
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