It’s been a month since I took one of the biggest risks of my life: getting a tattoo. I had been planning it for a while. I’d scroll through Pinterest and romanticize the idea of ink permanently ...

MY FIRST TATTOO was a little silly, like most early ink. The large-ish piece on my left thigh always raises eyebrows and sparks chin-rubbing when I break out the short shorts. To fans of fourth-wave ...