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30 Mar 2023
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If It Feels Good, Wear It 

I work at a not-so-conventional boutique in downtown Santa Cruz. Walk in, and you’ll find paper-white walls, a speckled tan linoleum? floor, and black metal racks filled with clothes curated from Oakland to Uruguay.  It would be boring, if not for the bright clothing and…

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An Ode to my Girlhood 

This past week I celebrated my birthday, and, like anyone confronted with the idea of aging, have spent the past few days restlessly excited for the person I’m going to become. As I find myself crawling toward womanhood, this feeling has intensified.  All of my…

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The Case for Romance Novels 

I have a literary confession to make: I’m addicted to romance novels.  It began in sixth grade when I first picked up “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer, then “New Moon,” then “Eclipse,” and finally the exhilarating conclusion “Breaking Dawn.” I read the series three more times…

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