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Genderslop and Astroturf - Anna Mattinger

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an Inkhaven 2 retrospective, with gripes and gratitude

Genderslop and Astroturf an Inkhaven 2 retrospective, with gripes and gratitude Anna Mattinger May 15, 2026 21 5 Share Photo: Jasmine Ren In some of the other Inkhaven retrospectives, I see echoes of my own experience. In others, a different universe, even as we lived on top of each other for a month. What I haven’t seen echoed is the polarity I felt: the exalted inextricable from the awful, a low trough giving way to redemptive joy only possible because of what came before. It was a profound month. More than I bargained for, but I wouldn’t trade it. Act I On arrival, the first question I was

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