Starring Role
This photo shoot was a ton of fun! It was a collaborative effort between my twin Amy, our friend Steve, our roommate Maddie and myself. Photographers are credited in the caption, and much credit goes...
View ArticleA Quick And Exciting Life Update!
So, I’m super, super excited to announce I’ve accepted a job at Care2 as the Activism Marketing and Social Media Manager! That means my kitten and I will be packing up, embarking on a long road trip,...
View ArticleRight to Petition with Julie Mastrine – The Bird Years Interview
I was recently interviewed by Chris DeRosa of The Bird Years blog about my foray into activism, how to use petitions to create change, and what Care2.com is all about. Check out my full interview here!
View ArticleExplosions
My latest collage! I got into the practice as a teenager — after gobbling up issue after issue of any magazine I could get my hands on, I inadvertently ended up with a giant stack of them teetering on...
View ArticleOn Writing & Narcissism
I really like to write. And I can’t help but wonder what that fact really says about me. It could just mean I have an overactive brain that’s learned how to cope with life’s nuances, twists, and turns...
View ArticleThe Post-Graduation Blues
Time is a strange thing. In college, I used to compare time against itself by identifying 6-week spurts of time. It was the same amount of time during which it took to complete Penn State’s LEAP...
View ArticleGet Stoked About Life, Humans
I found this graffiti while biking on back trails with my boyfriend earlier this month. I love its subtle reminder to simply get stoked about life, which (as my last post suggests) I’m finding hard to...
View ArticleMy Ebook is Available for Download!
It’s finally here! My new ebook, Make Your Own Sandwich: A 20-Something’s Musings on Living Under (And Smashing) The Patriarchy is now available for download on Thought Catalog. Click here to get your...
View ArticleEbook Excerpt Now Available on Thought Catalog
An excerpt of my ebook, Make Your Own Sandwich, is now available on Thought Catalog. It explores some of the ways we can be aware of our everyday vernacular and eradicate harmful phrases that...
View ArticleThoughts on 300 Sandwiches
Earlier today, my friend linked me to a BuzzFeed article with the headline: This Woman Can’t Get Married Until She Makes Her Boyfriend 300 Sandwiches. Apparently, Stephanie Smith, who works at the New...
View ArticleSitting Among Stars
My sister and I had a fun photoshoot using a projector and images of the vast infinitude of outer space! Amy is a painter and I dabble in collage and photography. We both love incorporating space...
View ArticleUpdate: Anti-Street Harassment Petition At 30k Signatures, Featured For...
Original photo by Julie Mastrine, 2012 Happy International Day of the Girl! It’s an online movement to change the gender status-quo worldwide, and Twitter is abuzz with helpful links and commentary on...
View ArticleCheck Out My Interview With International Political Forum!
Great news! Today International Political Forum, a London-based, nonpartisan platform for politically engaged young people worldwide, published an interview with me about my Change.org petition. Check...
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