monthly prompt

What part of you did the world first tell you to hide?

What does it long to say back now?

In her work, The Femme Mystique (1995), Lesléa Newman begins with telling us about her coming into her femme identity while surrounded by people who “dictated” the way she should “look, act, and think.” In a way that may still feel relatable to many of us, she affirms that “once I felt safe enough to be who I wanted to be, there was no holding me back.“

September’s prompt invites you to reflect on the parts of yourself that remain hidden and whether they now long to be seen.

Some points for consideration may be what would you wear, style your hair, or do, if you felt like you were in a safe enough environment to do so.