CHEEK(Y)
FAQ:
What is cheek?
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Who runs cheek?
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Why is cheek not capitalized? Actually, why is so much of the text on this blog not capitalized??
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Do you offer any services as a writer, editor, etc.?
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Do you take submissions from other writers for the blog?
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Where does cheek get all of their graphics from?
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What do the pomegranate and the hand in cheek's logo stand for?
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We like to think of ourselves as asking big questions in small font. This part-commentary, part-prose portfolio takes on topics of social justice and equity, intersectional feminisms, and the rhetorical role of language.
This one-woman show was started by writer Sarah Gillian, a Rhetorical Studies student and writer. You can read more about her here.
Other than stylistic preference and a love of bell hooks, the author believes in the power of small things, or things which appear to be small.
Absolutely. You can contact the author for more information on her freelance services here.
As a portfolio blog, cheek is ultimately a collection of the author’s works. There will be future opportunities for other voices on the blog in an upcoming guest/interview feature that seeks to expand cheek's perspective. Stay tuned for updates if you would like to contribute!
We make our blog post covers using free "elements" on Canva, and use free images from Wix Media and Unsplash for all other site graphics; none of this is used for profit. All images and art belong to their original artists and creators.
In the myth of Persephone and Aidoneus, Persephone eats a pomegranate which tethers her to the Underworld, away from her mother, forever. If you know Persephone, you know that she is one of those things that is small yet powerful. She is powerfully small; a woman of cheek.
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