Tatum Van Dam is a twenty-one year old individual currently residing in the city most known for the traffic and the stars. She describes her writing style as “creative, relatable, and easy to read — kind of like the essay form of an aesthetically pleasing Instagram page”. When Tatum is not sipping on caffeinated coffee-filled beverages or adoring the alpacas of the internet, she can be found exploring the world, baking sugary pastries, taking photos, or crafting a new playlist to perfection. She may or may not be an aspiring blogger — you can keep up with all things Tatum at yaytums.com!
Posts contributed to by Tatum Van Dam
Transitions: PART 3 OF 4: (im)perfection
Writing and artwork by Tatum Van Dam // The results of being in another country at a new school with foreign people were shocking: you can be yourself and people will accept you for you.
Read MoreTransitions PART TWO: Awkward
Writing and artwork by Tatum Van Dam // Seeing other girls changing in the locker room taught me everything that I was doing wrong (but was too scared to change on my own).
Read MoreTransitions PART ONE: Ladylike
Writing and artwork by Tatum Van Dam // The phrase “that’s not ladylike” became a recurring statement throughout my childhood, despite the fact that most of these not-so-lady-like actions came as derivatives from growing up in a household predominantly filled with boys.
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