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Confessions of a Liberal Sapphic Watching MAGA Women Run Wild

What “The Hunting Wives” shows us about hedonism in Red America

Aug 5

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Aug 5

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Did An Owl Just Fly Off with My Beloved Tuxedo Cat?

One second he was here. The next, my world collapsed.

Sep 4

Side-by-side photos: On the left, a black-and-white tuxedo cat with bright yellow eyes sits curled in a cardboard box, looking up with a tilted head. On the right, a large brown owl with mottled feathers and piercing golden eyes perches indoors against a backdrop of latticework.

Sep 4

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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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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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When a Waymo Self-Driving Car Killed KitKat

A San Francisco neighborhood mourns its beloved cat—and confronts the cost of automation’s moral blind spots

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A framed photo of KitKat, a brown tabby cat with green eyes and a purple collar, is attached to a tree trunk and surrounded by small sprigs of white flowers. The street scene behind him shows parked cars, storefronts, and leafy trees in the sunlight, creating a quiet, reverent atmosphere at his memorial.

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This Isn’t a Travel Guide — It’s a Love Letter to Santa Fe

Adobe walls, high-desert light, and the art-soaked calm of a city unbothered by time

4d ago

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Billionaires Can Have Mars — I’m Staying on Earth with My Cats

On floating felines, gluten-free space food, and loving our fragile beautiful planet

Nov 3

A split image showing space-themed art. On the left is a vivid digital-style illustration of the solar system, with the Sun at the center surrounded by planets including Earth, Saturn, and Jupiter, all set against a starry galaxy background. On the right is a wall mural inside a building, featuring a young Black child in a spacesuit blowing bubbles, and an astronaut floating beside a swirling galaxy, monarch butterflies, and a background of mountains and trees.

Nov 3

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What Happens When You Can’t Empathize with Your Future Self?

The horror film that taught me to stop fearing the woman I’ll become

Oct 30

Side-by-side film stills from The Substance. On the left, a small glass vial filled with bright neon-green liquid labeled “ACTIVATOR.” On the right, a woman with long dark hair and a somber expression stands in a tiled bathroom, looking reflective and weary.

Oct 30

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In Praise of the Beautiful Black Cat

How centuries of superstition still shape bias — and what protection could look like today

Oct 28

A sleek black cat sits atop a stack of scattered papers outdoors, gazing alertly to the left. Behind it, a yellow wall and a metal-gridded window create a warm, sunlit backdrop. A small print of a Renaissance-style portrait rests among the papers near the cat.

Oct 28

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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