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September 1, 2015
Meet two of our new diarists: Jao and Steffany! Jao San Pedro, Steffany, Simone RembertDear Diary: September 2, 2015
Losing family, sleep, friends, and ourselves. Ella Carlander, Britney Franco, MarahSeptember 3, 2015
Trying to discover where we fit, and tripping over ourselves in the process. Briana, Lilly Bralts-Kelly, Ananda GervaisSeptember 4, 2015
Back-to-school highs and lows. Amil Barlow, Alyson Zetta, CammySeptember 7, 2015
Feeling like something is missing. Lola N., Thahabu, Kiana FloresSeptember 9, 2015
Nothing is OK. Ella Carlander, Thahabu, MarahSeptember 10, 2015
Welp! Everything's coming unstuck. Briana, Alyson, CammySeptember 11, 2015
College adventures and infatuations. Jao San Pedro, Steffany, Ananda GervaisSeptember 14, 2015
Something feels different this time around. Lola N., Britney Franco, Kiana FloresSeptember 15, 2015
Just a tiny bit STRESSED. Isabella Acosta, Simone Rembert, SteffanySeptember 16, 2015
Marah has a surprise. Jao San Pedro, Marah, ThahabuSeptember 17, 2015
There are question marks ahead. Briana, Lilly Bralts-Kelly, AlysonSeptember 18, 2015
Halcyon days. Amil Barlow, Britney Franco, Ananda GervaisSeptember 21, 2015
Our efforts to live in the moment and follow long-held dreams. Ella Carlander, Steffany, Kiana FloresSeptember 22, 2015
Sometimes life is all sour and no sweet. Isabella Acosta, Marah, Lilly Bralts-KellySeptember 23, 2015
Calculus, mosquitoes, Cormac McCarthy's The Road, and other hazards. Amil Barlow, Alyson, CammySeptember 24, 2015
"Perfection is unattainable." Lola N., Ananda Gervais, Simone RembertSeptember 25, 2015
"Savor your own existence when you can." Jao San Pedro, Britney Franco, ThahabuSeptember 28, 2015
A dose of excitement to balance out the stress. Briana, Cammy, Lilly Bralts-KellySeptember 29, 2015
Days from not so great to the absolute worst. Isabella Acosta, Simone Rembert, SteffanySeptember 30, 2015
We all have limits. Ella Carlander, Marah, Thahabu
If It Makes You Different, Do It
An interview with the cabaret performer and comedian Bridget Everett. Mads JensenLiterally the Best Thing Ever: Afropunk
The festival offers me a place to belong. Jamia WilsonHoroscopes
Here’s what’s in the stars this September. Dylan Tupper Rupert, Tali EdutCreative Prompt: Write a Letter From Space
The first in an ongoing series of activities for your inspiration zone. Pixie Casey, Stephanie KuehnertScene Report: Afropunk 2015
Inspiration and encouragement everywhere. Tayler Montague, Tyra MitchellHigh 5: Kiernan Shipka
Some simple things the actress loves. RookieDIY Non-Boring Book Jacket
Make your hardcovers interesting on the outside, too. Indigo NelsonNoone Cares
About questions that plague many of us, including: “What should I do with my face while I walk down the hallway alone at school?” Gabby NooneSaturday Printable: A September Calendar
For your locker, desk, or world-domination planner.
Emma DajskaCollage Kit
Pictures and patterns that you can print out, cut up, and put together any way you’d like! Beth HoeckelCreative Prompt: Play Detective
Get into the world and be an observer. Stephanie Kuehnert, Pixie CaseyMini Mall: School Supplies
Yes more pencils, yes more books. Dylan Tupper RupertFrankenfoods
Attack these snacks. Dylan Tupper Rupert, Ragini Nag Rao, Chanel ParksSaturday Printable: Coloring Pages
Fill in, scribble on, space out. Esme BlegvadRookie Yearbook Four: Book Tour!
Readings! Signings! Good vibes, IRL! RookieCreative Prompt: Write an Object's Life Story
Consider the toaster, or a stuffed animal, or a wad of gum, or whatever speaks to you. Pixie Casey, Stephanie KuehnertTrend Report: School Supplies
Fall 2015's hottest pencil, eraser, and lined-paper looks. Chanel ParksTeachers' Pets
Reviews of educators—and one lunch lady—whom we have loved/loathed. Amber Humphrey, Mads Jensen, Alyson Zetta, Chanel Parks, Allegra Lockstadt, Kelly Abeln, Shriya SamavaiSaturday Printable: Cootie Catcher
Get yer fortune told right here! SunnySunday Comic: My Multis
They help me get things done. Kendra YeeCreative Prompt: Give a Feeling a Physical Form
What would happen if love, for example, could walk around and talk and stuff? Stephanie Kuehnert, Pixie CaseySaturday Printable: Pop-Up Scene
Build your own world. Hunter SchaferCreative Prompt: Tell a Stranger's Backstory
See the world through someone else's eyes. Pixie Casey, Stephanie KuehnertSchool Scavenger Hunt
Your doodles, bathroom graffiti, and weird textbooks. Rookie
Give Your Beauty Tools a Makeover
Awwww, you can brush your hair with a little buddy! Marie LodiBecause You Can: Wig Out
Hair-raising fun. Indigo NelsonDIY Drippy, Trippy Nails
Like putting tiny black light posters on your fingers. Marie LodiWigs for All
Of course it's "your" hair—you paid for it! Krista BurtonThe Colors They Are a-Changin'
Color-changing beauty products, clothing, and jewelry. Marie Lodi, Chanel Parks, Arabelle Sicardi, Alyson, Mads Jensen, Meagan Fredette, Amber Humphrey, Emma Straub
Editor's Letter
September 2015: Multiplicity. (Also: Welcome to the new Rookie!) Tavi GevinsonLife Skill: How to Combat Nervous Sweat
Rookie’s annual handbook for existing just turned into this new column!!! Krista BurtonWe Asked You
“Who would your alter ego be, if you had one?” Rose Lichter-MarckThe Deep Web
A new feature in which a human takes us through their favorite twists and turns of the internet. Tavi GevinsonWhat a Fangirl Knows
I've never met one who hated herself. SunnyBody Talk: Hello, Every Body!
The first edition of a new column about our flesh-outfits. Lola PellegrinoCrossing Party Lines
"What matters most is that you know where you stand." Jamia WilsonLife Skill: Make the World Your Bathroom
You can pee in public with grace and ease. Promise. Krista BurtonBad Girl Painter: Alé Salamán
An interview with the prolific 16-year-old artist known as Namalas. Minna GilliganHow to Ask for Help with Self-Harm
Advice for talking to adults, therapists, and friends if you'd like to stop self-harming. Emily V. GordonThe Blues of You
Poetry from Rookie's readers. Chi Thuy Le, Athena A., Stella Akua Mensah, Iris Afantchao, Samantha Eubanks, Victoria Stevans, Alice Lamont, Mary Geschwindt, Nashwa Lina Khan, Nicola Hughson