Journalism/Nonfiction:

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“Thank God for Dolly’s Boobs” - The Cut

“Help! I Wrote to Prudie for Advice and Xochitl Gonzalez Answered.” - Slate

“1000 Words of Summer 2026” - Craft Talk from Jami Attenberg

“I Mean, Why Shouldn’t We All Smoke Cigarettes Again?” - The Cut

“What the Comfort Class Doesn’t Get” - The Atlantic

“The Fake Poor Bride” - The Atlantic

“Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?” - The Atlantic

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“The Words Will Come To Me” - Elle Decor

“How Bodegas Became Cultural Centers for Beauty” - Allure

“Home Should Be Relaxing” - Real Simple

“A Bookish Holiday Memory” - The Book Report Network

“Brooklyn Is Where The Heart Is: On Leaving Home To Write About It” - Literary Hub

“Good-Bye to Century 21, The Store Where I Grew Up” - The Cut

“I Quarantined With a Married Couple and Their Baby” - The Cut

“Turns Out It’s Pretty Good: Aging” - The Cut

“My Heart Aches for the Going-Out Tops of Yore” - The Cut

“This Oaxacan Family Is Breaking the Mold of a Centuries-Old Candle-Making Tradition” - Vogue

“In The Heights Is The Epic Celebration of Latinx Culture We All Needed” - Vogue

“Paloma Negra” - NinthLetter‍ ‍