Tess Tarchak-Hiss | Author

Ethics of Thrifting

Sept. 20, 2025

In my last mall adventure, I had a dilemma: I found the perfect pair of jeans. A pair of low-rise pants that didn’t sag or drag—I felt extremely Destiny’s Child. The cut was trendy; the style was in; the jeans were mine. Or it could have been, if I didn’t have a mora… Read More >>

No Space in TC for Teenagers

Aug. 9, 2025

Senior summer is supposed to be cosmic in the scheme of the Midwest experience: June through August is a fresh taste of freedom for the young, licensed, and lively. The millisecond final exams end, teenagers sprint to their souped-up trucks to get a start on their superlative summers. They&… Read More >>

Fostering New Female Spaces on the Net

March 15, 2025

My mother’s worst nightmare had come true: I had lice.

I got lice at the ripe old age of 12, posing two questions: First, can middle schoolers even get lice? And second, how did this even happen?

At the time, we’d been stuck in COVID quarantine for a month. I was… Read More >>