Annual BODY
BODY, June / July 2024, Vol 9, No 3, 150+ pages
Our annual flagship issue is here! Dana Donofree, the founder and CEO of AnaOno Intimates, is back as our guest editor for the fourth year!
When we announced the call for submissions for this year’s Body issue, we encouraged our writers to think about their bodies - and their relationship with their bodies post-diagnosis - as a changing landscape. Some of the writing prompts we offered to inspire their storytelling included:
Lost and found... Cancer is a thief, but sometimes what is lost reveals something new. What have you lost? What have you found?
What my medical file won't tell you is... Your medical file tells just one side of your story - your doctor's. We get really good at rattling off our facts: age at diagnosis, tumor details, treatment course. But there's more to you than what's in that file. Now it's your turn to tell your side and the invisible aspects of you that influenced your decisions and how you live now. You're more than just your medical stats.
The story I tell MYSELF about my body is... Many of us have complicated relationships with our bodies that began well before a cancer diagnosis. What's yours?
We strive within this issue to showcase as many different breast & chest expressions within a younger experience of breast cancer as possible. We also cover all the body-related issues that a breast cancer diagnosis brings. From breast changes to hair to body image issues to the physical symptoms of early menopause. The essays, poetry and artwork in this issue illustrate this changing landscape and relationship beautifully. You’ll find your own story reflected back.
This year, we are also featuring the images of people in our community who have passed from metastatic breast cancer. As our guest editor, Dana, puts it: “Being a part of the cancer community for over 14 years can leave me feeling both hopeless and hopeful. Balancing these emotions has become a part of my everyday survivorship.
"Rest In Power" is often used for people who have dedicated their lives to activism or those who have died due to oppression. This term implies that the person cannot rest in peace until change has occurred.
As an advocate working to change the patient experience for young people diagnosed with cancer, especially those facing Stage IV diagnoses, saying goodbye to game-changing, earth-shattering changemakers is always hard. In this issue, we aim to honor the patient experience while also honoring those who no longer have their physical voices but whose spirits live on within us, starting with our beautiful cover model, Monica Hill, and continuing with the photo spread we are calling, ‘Rest in Power.’”
Our 8th annual Body issue is our biggest, juiciest issue yet! Enjoy!
Contents:
Cover Star is the late MBC advocate, Monica Hill
Face Down & A Modest Promposal poems by Yamini Kesavan Ranchod | Dancing Myself Back to Life by Judith Cookis Rubens | Bowling Balls and Flapjacks by Sasha Granneman | At Peace artwork by Rachel Stern | Barbershop Quartet by Erin Weiss | How Do I Love a Body I Do Not Know a poem by Tawny Rachelle | One Night in Austria by Amy Hartl | A Door Marked Danger by Lorie Kolak | Decision Fatigue by Erika Giovanniello | Rest in Power photo spread curated by Cancer Culture x AnaOno | On This Mat by Shannon Gottesman | Temple Graffiti by Gretchen Stelter | Swimming and Changing Direction by Shalini Krishnan | Being Myself by Stephanie Marnocha | Snip, Surrender, Shine: A Ritual in Resilience by Stacy Conlon | Are You Happy with Them? by Jordan Carte | Earth Mama artwork by Miriam Abascal Zimms | Ode to Current Screening Technology a poem by Pye Pajewski | Blood and Guacamole by Becca Keleher | Can I Trust My Body? by Peyton Fisher | The Deformed Woman by Hannah Haworth | My Body is a Wonderland by Rasee Govindani | The Story About My Body by Shangrong Lee | Seasons of Growth by Ariana Prado | Scan Spot Battle a poem by Grace Murphy | Cake Canvas artwork by Anjuli Webster | Becoming Art by Emily Singleton | Evolution of Body and Mind by Rachel Becker | Bra Hunting by Jennifer Bringle | Play Your Hand
a poem by Mary Schulz | How is Your Body Today? by Meaghan Calcari Campbell
PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Dana Donofree | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns
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BODY, June / July 2024, Vol 9, No 3, 150+ pages
Our annual flagship issue is here! Dana Donofree, the founder and CEO of AnaOno Intimates, is back as our guest editor for the fourth year!
When we announced the call for submissions for this year’s Body issue, we encouraged our writers to think about their bodies - and their relationship with their bodies post-diagnosis - as a changing landscape. Some of the writing prompts we offered to inspire their storytelling included:
Lost and found... Cancer is a thief, but sometimes what is lost reveals something new. What have you lost? What have you found?
What my medical file won't tell you is... Your medical file tells just one side of your story - your doctor's. We get really good at rattling off our facts: age at diagnosis, tumor details, treatment course. But there's more to you than what's in that file. Now it's your turn to tell your side and the invisible aspects of you that influenced your decisions and how you live now. You're more than just your medical stats.
The story I tell MYSELF about my body is... Many of us have complicated relationships with our bodies that began well before a cancer diagnosis. What's yours?
We strive within this issue to showcase as many different breast & chest expressions within a younger experience of breast cancer as possible. We also cover all the body-related issues that a breast cancer diagnosis brings. From breast changes to hair to body image issues to the physical symptoms of early menopause. The essays, poetry and artwork in this issue illustrate this changing landscape and relationship beautifully. You’ll find your own story reflected back.
This year, we are also featuring the images of people in our community who have passed from metastatic breast cancer. As our guest editor, Dana, puts it: “Being a part of the cancer community for over 14 years can leave me feeling both hopeless and hopeful. Balancing these emotions has become a part of my everyday survivorship.
"Rest In Power" is often used for people who have dedicated their lives to activism or those who have died due to oppression. This term implies that the person cannot rest in peace until change has occurred.
As an advocate working to change the patient experience for young people diagnosed with cancer, especially those facing Stage IV diagnoses, saying goodbye to game-changing, earth-shattering changemakers is always hard. In this issue, we aim to honor the patient experience while also honoring those who no longer have their physical voices but whose spirits live on within us, starting with our beautiful cover model, Monica Hill, and continuing with the photo spread we are calling, ‘Rest in Power.’”
Our 8th annual Body issue is our biggest, juiciest issue yet! Enjoy!
Contents:
Cover Star is the late MBC advocate, Monica Hill
Face Down & A Modest Promposal poems by Yamini Kesavan Ranchod | Dancing Myself Back to Life by Judith Cookis Rubens | Bowling Balls and Flapjacks by Sasha Granneman | At Peace artwork by Rachel Stern | Barbershop Quartet by Erin Weiss | How Do I Love a Body I Do Not Know a poem by Tawny Rachelle | One Night in Austria by Amy Hartl | A Door Marked Danger by Lorie Kolak | Decision Fatigue by Erika Giovanniello | Rest in Power photo spread curated by Cancer Culture x AnaOno | On This Mat by Shannon Gottesman | Temple Graffiti by Gretchen Stelter | Swimming and Changing Direction by Shalini Krishnan | Being Myself by Stephanie Marnocha | Snip, Surrender, Shine: A Ritual in Resilience by Stacy Conlon | Are You Happy with Them? by Jordan Carte | Earth Mama artwork by Miriam Abascal Zimms | Ode to Current Screening Technology a poem by Pye Pajewski | Blood and Guacamole by Becca Keleher | Can I Trust My Body? by Peyton Fisher | The Deformed Woman by Hannah Haworth | My Body is a Wonderland by Rasee Govindani | The Story About My Body by Shangrong Lee | Seasons of Growth by Ariana Prado | Scan Spot Battle a poem by Grace Murphy | Cake Canvas artwork by Anjuli Webster | Becoming Art by Emily Singleton | Evolution of Body and Mind by Rachel Becker | Bra Hunting by Jennifer Bringle | Play Your Hand
a poem by Mary Schulz | How is Your Body Today? by Meaghan Calcari Campbell
PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Dana Donofree | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns
BUYING OPTIONS: Select “Subscribe” at checkout to receive the latest Wildfire Magazine every time we publish (6x per year) and receive our biggest savings on the newsstand price. Cancel your subscription anytime.
BODY, June / July 2024, Vol 9, No 3, 150+ pages
Our annual flagship issue is here! Dana Donofree, the founder and CEO of AnaOno Intimates, is back as our guest editor for the fourth year!
When we announced the call for submissions for this year’s Body issue, we encouraged our writers to think about their bodies - and their relationship with their bodies post-diagnosis - as a changing landscape. Some of the writing prompts we offered to inspire their storytelling included:
Lost and found... Cancer is a thief, but sometimes what is lost reveals something new. What have you lost? What have you found?
What my medical file won't tell you is... Your medical file tells just one side of your story - your doctor's. We get really good at rattling off our facts: age at diagnosis, tumor details, treatment course. But there's more to you than what's in that file. Now it's your turn to tell your side and the invisible aspects of you that influenced your decisions and how you live now. You're more than just your medical stats.
The story I tell MYSELF about my body is... Many of us have complicated relationships with our bodies that began well before a cancer diagnosis. What's yours?
We strive within this issue to showcase as many different breast & chest expressions within a younger experience of breast cancer as possible. We also cover all the body-related issues that a breast cancer diagnosis brings. From breast changes to hair to body image issues to the physical symptoms of early menopause. The essays, poetry and artwork in this issue illustrate this changing landscape and relationship beautifully. You’ll find your own story reflected back.
This year, we are also featuring the images of people in our community who have passed from metastatic breast cancer. As our guest editor, Dana, puts it: “Being a part of the cancer community for over 14 years can leave me feeling both hopeless and hopeful. Balancing these emotions has become a part of my everyday survivorship.
"Rest In Power" is often used for people who have dedicated their lives to activism or those who have died due to oppression. This term implies that the person cannot rest in peace until change has occurred.
As an advocate working to change the patient experience for young people diagnosed with cancer, especially those facing Stage IV diagnoses, saying goodbye to game-changing, earth-shattering changemakers is always hard. In this issue, we aim to honor the patient experience while also honoring those who no longer have their physical voices but whose spirits live on within us, starting with our beautiful cover model, Monica Hill, and continuing with the photo spread we are calling, ‘Rest in Power.’”
Our 8th annual Body issue is our biggest, juiciest issue yet! Enjoy!
Contents:
Cover Star is the late MBC advocate, Monica Hill
Face Down & A Modest Promposal poems by Yamini Kesavan Ranchod | Dancing Myself Back to Life by Judith Cookis Rubens | Bowling Balls and Flapjacks by Sasha Granneman | At Peace artwork by Rachel Stern | Barbershop Quartet by Erin Weiss | How Do I Love a Body I Do Not Know a poem by Tawny Rachelle | One Night in Austria by Amy Hartl | A Door Marked Danger by Lorie Kolak | Decision Fatigue by Erika Giovanniello | Rest in Power photo spread curated by Cancer Culture x AnaOno | On This Mat by Shannon Gottesman | Temple Graffiti by Gretchen Stelter | Swimming and Changing Direction by Shalini Krishnan | Being Myself by Stephanie Marnocha | Snip, Surrender, Shine: A Ritual in Resilience by Stacy Conlon | Are You Happy with Them? by Jordan Carte | Earth Mama artwork by Miriam Abascal Zimms | Ode to Current Screening Technology a poem by Pye Pajewski | Blood and Guacamole by Becca Keleher | Can I Trust My Body? by Peyton Fisher | The Deformed Woman by Hannah Haworth | My Body is a Wonderland by Rasee Govindani | The Story About My Body by Shangrong Lee | Seasons of Growth by Ariana Prado | Scan Spot Battle a poem by Grace Murphy | Cake Canvas artwork by Anjuli Webster | Becoming Art by Emily Singleton | Evolution of Body and Mind by Rachel Becker | Bra Hunting by Jennifer Bringle | Play Your Hand
a poem by Mary Schulz | How is Your Body Today? by Meaghan Calcari Campbell
PLUS: Guest Editor’s Note by Dana Donofree | Tell Your Story Writing Prompt by April Johnson Stearns
BUYING OPTIONS: Select “Subscribe” at checkout to receive the latest Wildfire Magazine every time we publish (6x per year) and receive our biggest savings on the newsstand price. Cancel your subscription anytime.
Big thanks to our Underwriters for their support of this issue! AnaOno; ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis; CLM Creations LLC; Foobs & Fitness; Pink Warrior Angels; Resensation; and Young Women's Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation
