A TRANSCENDENT Excerpt: “House of Mirrors” by Madison Estes

“What will you do when make-up won’t stop you from looking like an old has been? When you get cottage cheese thighs and saggy old boobs that droop down to your belly button? When you can’t stand to look in the mirror anymore? “I’ll get surgery. Creams. Spanx. I’ll worry about it then. Leave me…

House of Mirrors: A Reflection on Aging and Body Horror by Madison Estes

Getting older is a primal fear. It encompasses the anxiety of illness and the loss of functionality that often comes with aging, as well as the loss of youth. Loss of good looks. Beauty is such a sought after trait that the physical signs of aging can be as detrimental as a loss of health…

Our TRANSCENDENT Authors: a Featured Interview with Madison Estes

In our new author series, we’ll be offering a clairvoyant peek behind the veil of who and what makes up TRANSCENDENT. Here’s a glimpse at Madison Estes and her story “House of Mirrors.”   ABOUT THE STORY What inspired your story? My struggles with low self-esteem inspired this story. I wrote “House of Mirrors” during…