Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding a Relationship With My Dad
“If you’d told 17-year-old-me that in 2015, I’d be standing in Target, picking out a Father’s Day card or crying while dancing with my Dad at my wedding, I would’ve laughed in your face.”
A+ Bee Special Edition: A Swarm of A-Camp Bees
Missing camp? Missed camp? This issue is for you!
30 Excerpts From Heather’s Diary, 2010-2012
She’s like, “What do you want from a partner in bed that you’ve never had before?” And I’m like, “Reading a book while she’s reading a book and nobody’s talking.”
The A+ Bee Issue 21: Bee Sheets To The Wind
This issue includes Laura and Luna gracing us with their ethereal presences, Dear Sour with tips on the best meal to eat on a full moon, the Pretty Little Liars caught in quite a scrape, and the Twin City straddlers hanging out and being adorable (per usual).
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Eleven, May 2015
Sneak peaks for days, Brittani’s special workout recommendation, Stef’s pursuit of ERW, Rachel’s trip to Madison, early requests for AS 1.0 and so many more things you care deeply and passionately about!
The A+ Bee Issue Twenty: Going Platinum
This issue has a picture of Stef’s cat eating lasagna, the triumphant return of Laura and Luna, the Cincy straddlers being adorable, and so much more! Grab some tea and get in here!
23 Excerpts from Rachel’s Diary, 2013-2015
“i cried for an hour and then had three glasses of wine and yelled at the contestants on Chopped”
A Million Red Flags: My Polyamory Failure
What happens when first love and first heartbreak features a cast of three.
13 Excerpts From Stef’s Super Secret 8th Grade Diary
“Life sucks.. I don’t know what to talk about. This journal is the absolute truth, and I have nothing to say. Sure, all the big stuff happened. I own a cigarette lighter, cut a class, drank a beer, wore blue lipstick, etc.”
The A+ Bee Issue Nineteen: I Feel You In My Heart and I Don’t Even Know You
This issue includes an epic long-spanning interview with Heather’s disinterested cat Quasar, a crossword puzzle that doubles as an eye test, and a Thelma and Louise playlist for riding in cars with girls.
Say My Name, Mey’s My Name
The journey to finding and deciding on my real name, Melinda Valdivia Rude, took about four years.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Ten, April 2015
“Ugh I’m gonna run through the six with my woes and it’s gonna be so good for instagram.”
34 Excerpts From Riese’s Diaries, 2008 – 2014
“I feel that I have no idea what will happen next. Does anyone else on this plane understand this or feel this way.”
The A+ Bee Issue Eighteen: You Otter Know
Here you will find the cutest damn otter puzzle you’ve ever seen, a peek into what the Cincy straddlers have been up to, a haiku from Carmen Rios herself AND SO MUCH MORE.
26 Excerpts From Laneia’s Diary, 2013
“I realize that sounds absolutely stupid, but for however many years, I just felt like YES I’VE GOT THIS, STAND BACK. And now I’m like SHIT WAIT HAVE I TOTALLY FUCKED THIS UP.”
A+ Podcast Episode Three: April 2015
Hey get in here and listen to the love letters we wrote to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tegan and Sara, Drake, James Tiptree Jr., Harriet Hayes and Liza Minnelli!
The A+ Bee Issue Seventeen: I Want to Beelieve
This bee is brought to you by aliens, MC hammer pants and Peggy Olsen, and we hope you enjoy every second of it.
The Autostraddle Insider: Issue Nine, March 2015
This is an especially epic edition of The Insider, if I do say so myself. There were a lot of funny chats during the Advice-a-Thon and you had SO many questions for the A+ box and Yvonne went on a press trip to Philly and so many other neat things happened!
The A+ Bee Issue Sixteen: Shamrock Shake
This issue has so many cats, reader submitted lists, Laura and Luna being terrible/awesome and so much more!
Interview With My Ex-Girlfriend: Jen
“I have a very vivid memory of this one particular time. I don’t know if you were home or not home. You must have been home, because why would I cry if nobody could watch me, you know?”