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Jul 11
4 min

Streaming Nostalgia: The comfort of watching childhood TV shows during a crisis.

Published for Amid Mag After graduating college, I suddenly had a lot more time on my hands. I decided to binge watch something completel...

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Jun 4
3 min

His Family is My Family Too

Published for Your Magazine May Issue Every Sunday was a family day in the Rosales household. We woke up at 10 a.m., had breakfast togeth...

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Apr 14
3 min

Embrace Your "Hoe Phase"

Published for Your Magazine April Issue I never expected to find myself in the “hoe phase.” It sounds like the plot of a classic ’90s mov...

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Mar 31
2 min

Boston Globe: I Used to Wait Tables

Published for The Boston Globe Magazine March 29 2020 Issue Link to story: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/24/magazine/i-have-literal...

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Mar 23
3 min

It’s hard to watch The Bachelor when you’re not straight

Published for The Berkeley Beacon February 20 2020 Issue Link to story: https://berkeleybeacon.com/its-hard-to-watch-the-bachelor-when-yo...

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Dec 21, 2019
4 min

Person of Color Column: Filipino food is my love language

Published for The Berkeley Beacon Link to story: https://berkeleybeacon.com/person-of-color-column-filipino-food-is-my-love-language/#pho...

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Dec 19, 2019
3 min

Every Ache But Heartache

Published for Your Magazine December 2019 Issue I fell in love with Daniel* hard. We went to museums, thrift stores, and film festivals t...

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Apr 2, 2019
4 min

The Perfect Sexual Fit

Published for Your Magazine April 2019 Issue Link to issue: https://issuu.com/yourmagemerson/docs/ym-april__2019v1/6 Link to story: https...

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Dec 4, 2018
3 min

Bad at Love: Dating as a Bisexual

Published for Your Magazine November 2018 Issue Link to issue: https://issuu.com/yourmagemerson/docs/ym_nov_final_2018/8 Link to story: h...

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Oct 31, 2018
3 min

Is My Number Too High?

Published for Your Magazine Web Link to story: https://ymemerson.com/romance/2018/10/16/is-my-number-too-high Back in freshman year, I en...

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Apr 17, 2018
3 min

Hookups are Normal, Feelings are Scary

Published for Your Magazine April 2018 Issue Link to issue:https://issuu.com/yourmagemerson/docs/ym_april_final/8 Link to story: https://...

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Mar 14, 2018
3 min

Love Column: Can we love more than one?

Published for The Berkeley Beacon March 13 2018 Issue Link to story: http://berkeleybeacon.com/love-column-can-we-love-more-than-one/ I n...

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