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26 published articles
Jessica Spagnuolo is a third-year Creative Industries undergraduate student at Toronto Metropolitan University and a writer whose creative journey began, like many, with the simple act of keeping a diary. What started as “Dear Diary” entries slowly evolved into dated reflections, then poems, prose, song lyrics, and creative explorations. Over time, writing shifted from a private outlet into Jessica’s preferred method of creation and self-understanding.
Books & LiteratureCreative Non-Fiction
A Bit of a Hoarder I've always been a bit of a hoarder. As a little girl, I was far too sentimental. I struggled with basic things, like decluttering my toys and saying goodbye to…
Hormonal ReproductiveMother Wellness
The Mother I Want to One Day Be When I think about the kind of mother I want to one day be, I am met with endless unanswered questions. There are so many influences that guide me,…
Relationship adviceHealthy Relationships
The First Date On my first date with my boyfriend, I reluctantly asked him to pull his car over because I felt like I had to throw up. He immediately slowed the car to a stop, and…
Food Travel DestinationsCulinary Tourism
Canada's most celebrated seafood has always lived on the coasts. The lobster of PEI, the salmon of BC, the oysters of Nova Scotia — the coast is where the conversation starts and…
Cultural identityWomen of Color
There are very few names floating around the television and film industries who are considered to be trailblazers for women of colour, yet Shonda Rhimes is one that…
Books & LiteratureWomen's Literature
In the novel Luster by Raven Leilani, the black female protagonist, Edie, struggles as she navigates through varying social scenes, personal relationships, and workplaces. The…
Books & LiteratureCreative Non-Fiction
The Girl in the Mirror Oftentimes when I look in the mirror, I do not see the woman I am staring back at me, but the little girl that I was. Part of me remains frozen in time at…
Real talk womenOvercoming Self Doubt
Oftentimes when I look in the mirror, I do not see the woman I am staring back at me, but the little girl that I was. Regardless of the time that passes –of the hair that grows or…
Social relationships adviceFriendship Dynamics
On her first day of kindergarten, my sister broke away from my mothers hug, turning around and walking into the classroom, making herself right at home. My first day of…
