editorial
lgbtq+ identity 🌈
2023 – Betches: IDC If She Eats Boys, ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Made Me Realize I’m Queer As Fuck
2023 – Betches: A Step-By-Step Guide To The “Coming Out Effect” So You’re Not an Ugly, Untalented Gay Forever
2023 – POPSUGAR: I Interviewed My Boyfriend About How He Felt When I Came Out as Bisexual
2023 – POPSUGAR: I Reconnected With Sports After Coming Out to Help Heal My Internal Homophobia
2023 – POPSUGAR: Should You Stay Friends With Your Exes? Many Queer People Say Yes — Here’s Why
2022 – Refinery29: Go Ahead & Go Down on Her: A Note to My Baby Queer Self
2022 – POPSUGAR: Coming Out as Bisexual Improved My Sex Life. Here’s Why
2022 – POPSUGAR:“A League of Their Own” Let Me Grieve For the Years I Spent Closeted and Afraid
2022 – Refinery29: Coming Out in Lockdown: Finding My Bisexuality During the Pandemic
2022 – Apartment Therapy: Here’s How I Express Queer Joy in My Home
2021 – NPR News Weekend Edition (featured): She Came Out During The Pandemic. Now, She’s Ready To Celebrate
sex & relationships 💋
2023 – Betches: I Love You But I Will Turn Into A Gremlin If I Don’t Have Designated Ugly Time (this story received a shout-out on The View)
2022 – Refinery29: Porn Is The New Sex Ed — Here’s Why That’s a Problem
2022 – POPSUGAR: Give Us Authentic Vulva Flavors, You Cowards!
2022 – POPSUGAR: What If We Start Loving Like It’s Infinite? An Interview With a Relationship Anarchist
2022 – POPSUGAR: It’s Been 4 Years of BDE, and We Still Don’t Know What Big D*ck Energy Truly Is
2022 – POPSUGAR: “Too Hot to Handle” Promises Genuine Connection For Celibacy — but Does Sex Matter That Much?
2022 – POPSUGAR: Fat People Have Sex, Too, So Why Is It So Hard to Find Contraception That Works?
2022 – POPSUGAR (Twitter Spaces): We Have Thoughts: “How to Build a Sex Room with Melanie Rose”
health & wellness 🏃♀️
2023 – Betches: Is It Just My ADHD Or Is Showering Actually The Fucking Worst?
2023 – POPSUGAR: I Took a Year Off of Therapy, and I’ve Never Felt Better
2023 – POPSUGAR: The Black Maternal-Care Gap Continues to Widen Post-Roe. Doulas Are Fighting to Close It.
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: How Kristen Bell Talks About Mental Health With Her Kids
2023: POPSUGAR: I Took a Break From Fitness During the Pandemic; Pilates Brought Me Back
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Eva Longoria Used to Work Out for Abs, But Now She Has a Different Goal
2023 – POPSUGAR: Can Vaginas Have Allergies? This Ob-Gyn Says Yes
2023 – POPSUGAR: It’s OK If Your Morning Routine Is Just Coffee
2022 – POPSUGAR: I Spent Thanksgiving Without a Phone, Netflix, or Mirrors. It Was My Best Holiday Yet
2022 – POPSUGAR: Self-Care Is Only the First Step to Wellness, Says Author Fariha Róisín In ‘Who Is Wellness For?’
home decor & design* 🏠
*Psst check out Queer by Design if you’re interested in design services*
2023 – POPSUGAR: This Professional Organizer Helped Me Embrace My Messy-House Era
2022 – Apartment Therapy: 8 Ways to Bring Intimacy Into Your Home, from the Designer Behind Netflix’s “How to Build a Sex Room”
2022 – Southern Living: 24 Bathroom Wallpaper Ideas That Will Transform Your Space
2022 – Apartment Therapy: My Favorite Paint Color is “Pretty Ugly,” and I Think It Could Be Yours, Too
2022 – Southern Living: In Defense of the Good Old Fashioned Calendar
2022 – Apartment Therapy: 8 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Overnight Guests (Yes, the Romantic Kind)
2022 – Southern Living: 6 Ways to Make Your Guest Room Feel Like a Hotel
2022 – Apartment Therapy: This Stealthy Storage Spot Is Hiding in Plain Sight in Your Home — Here’s How to Use It With Style
2022 – Spoak: How to Decorate a Room So It Feels Purposeful
2022 – Apartment Therapy: I Tried This $49 IKEA Shelf for Shoe Storage, and Now I’ll Never Use It for Books Again
2022 – Spoak: Designer’s Guide on How to Build a Gallery Wall From Scratch
2022 – Spoak: 6 Designer-Approved Ways to Create an ADHD-Friendly Home
2022 – Men’s Health (featured): The 9 Best Closet Systems to Keep Your Clothes Organized: Interior designer weighs in on the right ones
2022 – Coveteur (featured): Inside Our Beauty Editor’s NYC Apartment Transformation
entertainment & celeb interviews 🌟
2023 – Betches: I Lived It: I Thirsted Over Coriolanus Snow Despite His Psychotic Tendencies
2023 – Betches: Ranking The Golden Bachelor’s Wholesome Moments By How Much I Ugly Cried
2023 – POPSUGAR: Women-Directed Films Prove You Can Depict Sexual Violence Without Torture Porn
2023 – POPSUGAR: We Fact-Checked Andrew Garfield’s Astrological Knowledge
2023 – POPSUGAR: American Girl Releases New “Historical” Dolls — Set in 1999 — and Millennials Are in Tears
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Pop Culture Icons Carly Rae Jepsen and Hello Kitty Take Dopamine Dressing to a Whole New Meaning
2022 – POPSUGAR: I’m Still Not Over “Blonde” and Its Exploitation of Marilyn Monroe
2022 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Hailee Steinfeld Is Pro-New Year’s Resolutions — but Her List For 2023 Might Surprise You
2022 – POPSUGAR: Is “White Lotus”‘s Albie a Nice Guy, or Is He a White Knight Gone Wrong?
beauty 💅
2023 – POPSUGAR: The Fascinating Psychology Behind Couple’s Tattoos
fashion & style 👠
2022 – POPSUGAR: I Tried Dopamine Dressing For a Week, and This Is What I Noticed
2022 – Spoak: Need Inspiration for a Design Project? Look In Your Closet
2021 – Real Simple: It’s Time to Get Excited About Your Clothes Again After a Year in Sweatpants-Here’s How
ecommerce & product reviews 🛍
2023 – POPSUGAR: The TikTok-Viral Bloom Drink Is My New Hangover Cure — and It’s on Sale For Prime Day
2023 – POPSUGAR: I Tried the Dyson Zone, and It Was a (Literal) Breath of Fresh Air
2023 – POPSUGAR: This Wellness Journal Helped Me Leave Stressful To-Do Lists Behind
2023 – POPSUGAR: Ashlyn Harris’s and Ali Krieger’s Must Haves: From Adidas Sneakers to Ultra-Luxe Coffee
family & parenting 🍼
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Moms Karlie Kloss and Ashley Graham on “Snapback” Culture: “I’m Not Trying to Go Back”
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Adrienne Bailon-Houghton Shares How She Learned to Embrace Her Surrogacy Experience
2023 – POPSUGAR: How to Bond With Your Baby in Utero When You’re Not the Pregnant Parent
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Eva Longoria Lets Her 4-Year-Old Drink Her Coffee; Here’s Why
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Gina Rodriguez Knows Exactly What She Wants On Her First Mother’s Day
2023 – EXCLUSIVE Interview: Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Loves Matching Outfits, Birth-Order Theory, and Bedtime Routines
career & finances 🤑
2022 – POPSUGAR: 5 Ways to Protect Your Relationship During a Recession, According to a Financial Therapist
2021 – Real Simple: How to Develop Important Leadership Skills, Even if You’re Nowhere Near Senior Level
2021 – Real Simple: I decided it was in my best interest to resign—and I’m not alone
literary magazines
creative non-fiction 🤓
2022 – HerStry: Plank by Plank
narrative journalism 📓
2018 – Arizona Highways Magazine: As coal plants closure looms, Navajo Nation looks to the future
2018 – Arizona Highways Magazine: With solar facility, Navajo Nation begins shift to renewable energy
fiction 🔮
2018 – The Forge Literary Magazine (Fiction): The Coldness Between Us
2018 – The Forge Literary Magazine (Interview): Sparks Fly with Melanie Whyte