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blossom mag
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
Editors' Note - August 2021
Blossom Mag creators Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok talk about August's theme: firsts. And about the fears, anxieties, and excitement it brings.
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blossom mag
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Editors' Note - July 2021
Blossom Mag creators Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok talk about July's theme of identity and what it means to them.
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Meredith Waugh
- Jun 30, 2021
- 10 min
Bi Erased
Meredith Waugh talks about bi erasure in this vulnerable article that dismantles the stereotypes and narrative around bisexual people
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Lukas T. Woodyard
- Jun 23, 2021
- 9 min
What I Listen to in June
Lukas T. Woodyard writes about their June playlist, trauma, and survival in this cathartic and emotional read.
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Anonymous
- Jun 16, 2021
- 5 min
Being Bisexual Bites
The writer talks about coming to terms with her sexuality and the struggles of biphobia and bi-erasure.
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Ellen Gillespie
- Jun 14, 2021
- 9 min
Asexuality and the Lack of What?
Ellen Gillespie writes about being asexual, struggling to make friends, and trying to find where she fits in within the LGBTQ+ community
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Spencer Moore
- Jun 11, 2021
- 7 min
An Open Letter to My Aunts: Pride
Spencer Moore writes a letter to their aunts about their unconventional childhood and their dreams to live a more conventional life
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Maddy Sutka
- Jun 2, 2021
- 5 min
Why I've Never Been to Pride
Maddy Sutka talks about why she hasn't been to pride and her struggles to find identity.
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blossom mag
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Editors' Note - June 2021
Blossom Mag co-editors Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok share their feelings on pride as we head into June.
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Christina Lyn Jevicky
- May 25, 2021
- 6 min
WTF is a Friend?
Christina Lyn Jevicky dives into what makes a good friend in this humorous and reflective retelling of her past and current friendships
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Lukas T. Woodyard
- May 19, 2021
- 7 min
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, 2021
- 11 min
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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Anonymous
- May 7, 2021
- 5 min
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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blossom mag
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
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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John Godspeed
- Apr 14, 2021
- 7 min
It's Easier Coming Out as a Ghost
Growing up in the modern American South is weird. Every sex talk includes "now it's okay if you like men" and concludes with "God made...
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Jessie Ballard
- Apr 5, 2021
- 5 min
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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blossom mag
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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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Christina Lyn Jevicky
- Mar 24, 2021
- 8 min
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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Elizabeth Pamboukian
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
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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