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Between Science and Snake Oil: On “Apple Cider Vinegar” and Skeptics

When doctors dismiss, wellness gurus step in

Feb 20

Screenshot from the show Apple Cider Vinegar. A woman lays down in an MRI tube.

Feb 20

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Policy Panorama

I Left My Heart with a Mexican Donkey — A Mascot or a Prisoner?

Our encounter in Puerto Vallarta made me question the use of animals for profit

Feb 4

A painting of a grey donkey sticking his head out of a purple and golden window

Feb 4

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“The Giving Tree” Reimagined: Mutuality, Reciprocity, and the Power of Community

Was this story truly about benevolence, or something else entirely?

May 9, 2024

“The Giving Tree” Reimagined: Mutuality, Reciprocity, and the Power of Community

May 9, 2024

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About Me Stories

About Me — Eleni Stephanides

Brought to you by a gay Millennial from a swinging chair with cats

Jan 23, 2024

About Me — Eleni Stephanides

Jan 23, 2024

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My Boosted Stories

Stories of queerness, neurodivergence, confronting grief and loss, and the journey to answer life’s big questions

Jun 20, 2024

My Boosted Stories

Jun 20, 2024

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Prism & Pen

It’s Time to Celebrate Greek Easter — Queerly

From Sappho to Souvla: A Queer Revival of Greek-Cypriot Tradition

Apr 19

The flag of Greece blows in front of a church. Colored eggs lay in a row.

Apr 19

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Policy Panorama

The All-or-Nothing Trap: Why Small Climate Choices Still Matter

Rethinking what it means to make a difference

Apr 18

The All-or-Nothing Trap: Why Small Climate Choices Still Matter

Apr 18

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Prism & Pen

Asexuality Is Real — Why Does That Make People Uncomfortable?

Challenging the myths, erasure, and misplaced assumptions around ACE identities

Apr 15

The asexual flag waves next to LGBTQ+ flags

Apr 15

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Catharsis Chronicles

The Last Victorian: a Greek Godmother and the Oakland I’ll Remember

A letter to the house that watched a city change

Apr 9

A side-by-side comparison of two buildings. On the left, an old, worn three-story wooden apartment building with pale green paint and dark green trim, with some boarded windows and bare winter trees in front. On the right, an elderly woman in a floral dress leans on the light blue railing of a white balcony with matching blue shutters, standing beside potted plants.

Apr 9

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Prism & Pen

When Queer Chosen Family Has Fur, Hooves, or Wings

Celebrating LGBTQ+ ecology and interspecies empathy this Earth Month

Apr 8

A golden retriever in photo one, a mural of a fox next to a rushing blue creek in the second picture, a woman wearing a red and white striped shirt hugging a duck in the third picture

Apr 8

Eleni Stephanides

Eleni Stephanides

LGBTQ+ writer and Spanish interpreter who enjoys wandering through nature, reading fiction and mental health content, speaking Spanish, and petting cats.

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