STRAW 2025: A Mother’s Silence Was Louder Than a Siren
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.

When the family dog dies, a father and son bury the dog’s gift and must face grief, love, and their bond.
A haunting look at grief, survival, and a mother’s quiet collapse in a world that never gave her room to fall.
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.
In ‘The Owl House’ protagonist Luz Noceda stumbles across a portal to another dimension where magic exists, called The Boiling Isles.
We can criticize depictions from old media, but they weren’t simply “good for their time”. They were fighting and struggling in a world we can’t imagine.
The clever but socially-awkward Tetê joins a new school, and she'll do anything to fit in.