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blossom mag
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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
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Taia Dominique
Nov 2, 202110 min read
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
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Lauryn Jackson
Oct 27, 20216 min read
What the Fire Couldn’t Burn
Lauryn Jackson looks for silver linings after the loss of her home.
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Lukas T. Woodyard
Oct 20, 20217 min read
Elmhurst, Queens
Lukas T. Woodyard writes about their neighborhood, Elmhurst, Queens, Covid, and what they've lost... and ultimately gained.
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Anonymous
Oct 4, 20219 min read
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.
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blossom mag
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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
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Taia Dominique
Oct 1, 202112 min read
September Tarot Pulls
Taia Dominique shares her horoscope tarot predictions for October, focusing on love and what the future may hold.
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Grace Mitchell
Sep 24, 20215 min read
Just Hair
Grace Mitchell explores the parallels between hair and self-love, and her journey to overcoming Eurocentric beauty standards.
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Conor Cole
Sep 22, 20216 min read
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.
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Kate Saxton
Sep 13, 20216 min read
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.
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blossom mag
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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.
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Taia Dominique
Aug 31, 202113 min read
August Tarot Pulls
Taia Dominique shares her horoscope tarot predictions for September, focusing on firsts and what the future may hold.
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Maddy Sutka
Aug 31, 202110 min read
A Week of Firsts
Maddy Sutka challenges herself to try something for the first time every day for a week.
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Lola Estok
Aug 28, 20214 min read
No Fireworks
Lola Estok writes about her first kiss, expectations, and wanting to live her cinematic dreams.
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Christina Lyn Jevicky
Aug 26, 202110 min read
Who Rescued Who?
Christina Lyn Jevicky writes about adopting her first dog, and the lessons she's learned from her chiweenie, Abner.
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Lukas T. Woodyard
Aug 25, 202111 min read
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
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Katie Wilkerson
Aug 23, 20216 min read
First Time Feeling Fine
Katie Wilkerson discusses their relationship with gender and the perceptions and freedom they felt when coming out as non-binary.
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Ellen Gillespie
Aug 18, 20219 min read
My First Piece of Clothing
Ellen Gillespie writes about sewing, perfectionism, and lessons in perseverance while recounting the first skirt she ever made.
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Spencer Moore
Aug 13, 20215 min read
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.
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Kate Saxton
Aug 11, 20215 min read
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.
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