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Ariana Cordero Ramirez
Oct 29, 202311 min read
Pumpkin Spice Season
When she was young, Iris knew little of marriage. But that didn’t stop her from making a solemn vow to the first pumpkin she ever carved: to
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Rebecca Radillo
Oct 27, 20238 min read
A Love Letter to The Conjuring: Finding Representation in the Strangest Places
Rebecca Radillo examines the unconventional faith-based representation in the Conjuring franchise.
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Evelyn Burke
Oct 25, 20238 min read
Seeking Connections: An Essay on Psychedelic Experiences in Communal Life
Evelyn Burke writes about life at Harmony House, an intentional living community, and the psychedelic times she shared with her housemates.
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Dria Vento
Oct 18, 20239 min read
Quality Time: An Interview with Maria Lane
Blossom Magazine sat down with musician Maria Lane to discuss her latest EP “35 Days."
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Lyvie Scott
Oct 13, 202311 min read
Bliss on the Big Screen
Iris editor Lyvie Scott talks to friends and fellow critics about the films that first defined pleasure for them.
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Shauntionne
Oct 11, 20234 min read
Send Me A Simp
Writer Shauntionne talks about the experience of dating as a Black woman in a world where courtship is dying and "simping" is frowned upon.
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Riley Rudy
Oct 4, 20235 min read
A Year Has Passed
I ruffle through diaries from the past year, stringing together moments and memories to sum up my experience. Like a distant relative I’m...
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blossom mag
Oct 1, 20232 min read
Editors’ Note - October 2023
Blossom Magazine editors, Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok, pen their thoughts about October's theme "pleasure."
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