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Maddy Sutka
Apr 9, 20216 min read
Don't Hate Your Teenage Self
I was a cringey teen. This isn’t up for debate. My interests, hobbies, and obsession with romance were embarrassing. I so desperately...
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Jessie Ballard
Apr 5, 20215 min read
Fanfiction: The Beginner's Guide to Queer Sex
I was fifteen when I had my first official state-approved Sex Education class. Being that I'm from Indiana, this included preaching...
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Lyvie Scott
Apr 2, 20218 min read
Breaking Up With Star Wars
Ughh, a text from my dad read, the Jedi council is so blind and naive. It was a balmy afternoon in January. The season 2 finale of The...
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blossom mag
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Editors' Note - April 2021
The pandemic has brought us a lot of things. For me, it meant uprooting my post-graduation plans and moving back home with my parents....
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Katie Wilkerson
Mar 31, 20216 min read
Drawing a Line Between the Heart and the Mind
Hearts? Minds? They are equally complex. When you combine relationship issues with mental health struggles, the accompanying confusion...
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John Godspeed
Mar 30, 20217 min read
Being Zero and Infinity
I am zero, I am infinity. I am one, I am zero. I am God, I am nothing. I’ve always been a weird kid, and being a weird kid is difficult....
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Emma Oberle
Mar 29, 20216 min read
I Don't Know Her
(CW: self-harm, substance abuse) I want to begin this with a disclosure: Vulnerability is my archnemesis. Like, if vulnerability were a...
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Taia Dominique
Mar 26, 202111 min read
April Tarot Pulls
Hello there! I’m Taia, and I’ve been reading tarot for two years and I’ve found that it is one of the most rewarding methods to use for...
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Christina Lyn Jevicky
Mar 24, 20218 min read
The Antidote: Self-love & Gratitude
“You don’t think I love you because you don’t love yourself.” I wish I could credit the author of this quote, but I can’t for the life of...
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Kyle Tiller
Mar 19, 20214 min read
I'm Broken, Let Me Fix You
For the quote-unquote therapist friend and anyone that has googled “reasons to accept that I am worthy of love.”
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Maddy Sutka
Mar 15, 20217 min read
I Feel Like the Fat Villain in My Own Life
Fat is bad. That’s been taught to me since I was a child. Characters like Ursula and the Queen of Hearts showed me the blueprint for an...
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Lauryn Jackson
Mar 12, 20216 min read
Coping Through Creation
Some kids looked up to superheroes when they were growing up. Others turned to public servants or pop stars. As a socially-anxious...
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Elizabeth Pamboukian
Mar 5, 20214 min read
Thank You: A Breakup Story
It’s February 13th, yes the day before that holiday. My eyes are swollen, I have a piercing headache and everything smells like Jose...
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Katie Wilkerson
Mar 3, 20218 min read
Small Town Therapy: The Journey to Getting My Meds Right
It took a lot of convincing to get my mother to take me to see a therapist. In my Southern Baptist hometown, sadness was viewed as a...
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Maddy Sutka
Mar 1, 20217 min read
How Traveling Europe Saved My Life
I was encouraged to apply to study abroad by a guy I was head over heels for. I romanticized the idea, I was going to have the...
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blossom mag
Feb 28, 20212 min read
Editors' Note - March 2021
Growing up, I was always told I was “blossoming” into a young lady. I had books and magazines to guide me through the changes in life and...
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