Ushshi Seraphim (formerly Rahman) is a creative and polymath octopus lady born and raised in Bangladesh, made anew as an immigrant residing in New York City. She spends her inner life largely in contemplation and in her outer world is better known for being a plus size pioneer whose words and images have been featured in Nylon, Refinery29, Bustle, 12th Street Journal, Cleaver Magazine, Caravel, and many more. You can follow her on Instagram (@ushshi) to peek into her journey spiraling towards consciousness.