Possession is not as simple as ownership. When something possesses you, it becomes a part of you. In this issue, we uncover the ways oppressive forces haunt our daily lives. Capitalism forces poor people to lose control of their own life stories on platforms like GoFundMe; white people co-opt movements started by people of color like Black Lives Matter and environmentalism; the male gaze takes root within our psyches and shapes how we see ourselves, even in private.