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Lauryn Jackson
May 18, 20225 min read
How Riot Grrrl Rocked Femininity
Lauryn Jackson explores the Riot Grrrl movement of the 90s, and how their punk interpretation of femininity is still making waves today
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Lyvie Scott
May 31, 20219 min read
No New White Friends
Lyvie Scott writes about trauma, high school, and why she's hesitant to have white friends.
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Taia Dominique
May 28, 202110 min read
June Tarot Pulls
Taia Dominique shares her horoscope tarot predictions for June, focusing on friendship and what the future may hold.
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Ines Maza
May 26, 20214 min read
Artist Spot: Lauren Corrado
Ines Maza interviews artist Lauren Corrado about her fun and colorful drawings, paintings, and collages.
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Lauryn Jackson
May 21, 20216 min read
Finding Peace in Your Path
Lauryn Jackson writes about comparing their progress to others and how their life and friendships changed after they left for college
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Lukas T. Woodyard
May 19, 20217 min read
Dearest Creatures
Lukas T. Woodyard writes about their queer experience in love, both romantically and with pets, in this piece inspired by Virginia Woolf
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Elizabeth Pamboukian
May 17, 202111 min read
Are Friends Really Benefits?
Elizabeth Pamboukian investigates what makes a "friends with benefits" relationship work through a series of interviews with young adults
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Maddy Sutka
May 14, 20215 min read
240 Characters to Make a Friend
Maddy Sutka writes about her fears surrounding friendships and how Twitter helped break down her walls.
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Lola Estok
May 12, 20216 min read
Seen Anything Good? - Happy Endings
Welcome to Seen Anything Good? A monthly series where I tell you which shows to binge-watch when you need help coping with the state of...
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Anonymous
May 7, 20215 min read
Love at First Affirmation
Philip Larkin wrote about generational trauma in his poem This Be The Verse, claiming that “Man hands on misery to man” (9). After...
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Kate Saxton
May 5, 20216 min read
I'm Sorry, Thank You
(CW: Self-harm, suicide) On the morning of March 18, I woke up to an empty house. My roommates had work and errands to run so I sat by...
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Katie Wilkerson
May 3, 20214 min read
To My Twin Flame
Dear Addie, I met you when we were in the third grade. You were the new girl, sitting all alone at recess, and our teacher told me to go...
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blossom mag
May 1, 20212 min read
Editors' Note - May 2021
Blossom wouldn’t exist without friendship. The magazine started with a simple one-off text to Lola where I said “I wish we had a...
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