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Editors' Note - November 2021
Blossom Mag creators Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok talk about November's theme of change, and how they've learned to embrace it over time

blossom mag
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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October Tarot Pulls
Taia Dominique shares her horoscope tarot predictions for November, focusing on loss and the ways in which we can grow from it

Taia Dominique
Nov 2, 202110 min read
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What the Fire Couldn’t Burn
Lauryn Jackson looks for silver linings after the loss of her home.

Lauryn Jackson
Oct 27, 20216 min read
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Elmhurst, Queens
Lukas T. Woodyard writes about their neighborhood, Elmhurst, Queens, Covid, and what they've lost... and ultimately gained.

Lukas T. Woodyard
Oct 20, 20217 min read
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Between the Ghosts and Me
The writer talks about three different men in her past and the ghosts that have followed her through her romantic life.

Anonymous
Oct 4, 20219 min read
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Editor's Note - October 2021
Blossom Mag creators Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok discuss October's theme: loss - the pain it causes, and the hope we can find in rememberance

blossom mag
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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September Tarot Pulls
Taia Dominique shares her horoscope tarot predictions for October, focusing on love and what the future may hold.

Taia Dominique
Oct 1, 202112 min read
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Just Hair
Grace Mitchell explores the parallels between hair and self-love, and her journey to overcoming Eurocentric beauty standards.

Grace Mitchell
Sep 24, 20215 min read
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Love in the Age of Comparisons
Conor Cole writes about how social media both brings us together and tears us apart in this intimate piece on love and acceptance.

Conor Cole
Sep 22, 20216 min read
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For the Love of Bagel
Kate Saxton writes about adopting her first dog and how she knew her beagle, Bagel, was the one for her.

Kate Saxton
Sep 13, 20216 min read
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Editors' Note - September 2021
Blossom Mag creators Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok talk about September's theme: love - and all the messy and beautiful things it brings.

blossom mag
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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August Tarot Pulls
Taia Dominique shares her horoscope tarot predictions for September, focusing on firsts and what the future may hold.

Taia Dominique
Aug 31, 202113 min read
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A Week of Firsts
Maddy Sutka challenges herself to try something for the first time every day for a week.

Maddy Sutka
Aug 31, 202110 min read
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No Fireworks
Lola Estok writes about her first kiss, expectations, and wanting to live her cinematic dreams.

Lola Estok
Aug 28, 20214 min read
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Who Rescued Who?
Christina Lyn Jevicky writes about adopting her first dog, and the lessons she's learned from her chiweenie, Abner.

Christina Lyn Jevicky
Aug 26, 202110 min read
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My Meat; His Beak
Lukas T. Woodyard analyzes the murder of Jun Lin, violence against gay, Asian bodies, and sexual trauma in this experimental piece on firsts

Lukas T. Woodyard
Aug 25, 202111 min read
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First Time Feeling Fine
Katie Wilkerson discusses their relationship with gender and the perceptions and freedom they felt when coming out as non-binary.

Katie Wilkerson
Aug 23, 20216 min read
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My First Piece of Clothing
Ellen Gillespie writes about sewing, perfectionism, and lessons in perseverance while recounting the first skirt she ever made.

Ellen Gillespie
Aug 18, 20219 min read
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An Open Letter to My Aunts: Firsts
Spencer Moore pens a letter to their aunts as they reflect on their first drink, trauma, and their relationship to alcohol.

Spencer Moore
Aug 13, 20215 min read
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5 Tips To Crush Your First Big Girl Job
Kate Saxton gives her tips and tricks on how to survive your first Big Girl Job.

Kate Saxton
Aug 11, 20215 min read
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