short prose

• Sante Muerte: The Patron Saint of Queer Latines, Queer as Folklore (forthcoming)

• The Mambo King, Latino Book Review (2025)

• half-brother, Pumpernickel House (2023)

• sleepover, Moon Cola Zine (2023)

• never, not once, Jones & Woolf Podcast (2022)

• Rebel Girls: Game-Changing Footballers, Nike (2022)

• glorious, Alebrijes Review (2021)

• daily routine, New Orleans Review (2021)

• luna, luna, Oakland Arts Review (2021)

• vásquez flowers and gifts, Alebrijes Review (2021)

• the pier, Wind-up mice, (2021)

• good immigrant, Emerge Literary Journal (2021)

• to the brown nippled girls and the daughters of immigrant fathers, Exposition Review (2021)

• motherland, Jupiter Review (2021)

• bed, Purple Wall Stories (2020)

• el lechero, The Westchester Review (2019)

• la niña, Gateway Review (2019)

• la sombra, Palabritas (2019)

• never, not once, Tales From the Goldilocks Zone (2019)

poetry

• abcedarian for my grandmothers who never learned english, The Creative Writing Hour Anthology (forthcoming)

• mexican manic pixie dream girl, Cuéntame Literary (forthcoming)

• ELEGY FOR ALTADENA, Altadena Poetry Review (2025)

• ITALY SONG, Altadena Poetry Review (2025)

• people are worse than poets at names, Thomasonian (2025)

• good days, JADE&COMPASS (2025)

• indigo, The Orange Rose (2025)

• at the kitchen table, CHISMOSA: the zine (2025)

• boyhood, The Garlic Press (2025)

• my therapist is breaking up with me, Flare Magazine (2025)

• when your anxiety doesn’t know how to take a day off, Flare Magazine (2025)

• the leaving, Flare Magazine (2025)

• new year’s resolution, Dear Diary, (2024)

• prom night, Nostalgia: A Poetry Zine (2024)

• besitos, Wind-Up Mice (2023)

• beautiful boy, POETICS (2023)

• streetside / rear window (2022)

• to the cleaning lady at benito juárez international airport, Breadfruit. Magazine (2022)

• homecoming (in collaboration with rosario santiago) (2022)

• yes, meg ryan, i love new york in the fall (2022)

• golden shovel (taylor’s version) [from the vault], Kiss Your Darlings (2022)

• riggin street, LOS ANGELES (2022)

• Op-Ed: Nineteen & Two: A poem for the victims of Uvalde, Los Angeles Times (2022)

• #8M: blackout poems (2022)

• this is the place, Lines & Breaks (2021)

• girls aren’t meant to be clipped, the Midnight Mass Anthology (2021)

• drift, the Midnight Mass Anthology (2021)

• las dos fridas / the two fridas, The Vital Sparks (2021)

• desert boy, Wind-Up Mice (2021)

• only daughter, Warm Milk Publishing (2021)

• borderland, Palabritas (2021)

• tender, Dark Phrases (2021)

• A Day Without Women, WriteGirl (2021)

• confession, Mag 20/20 (2020)

• beautiful boy, poetically magazine (2020)

• i am a brown girl, Melanin. Magazine (2020)

• a woman disobedient, The Isis Magazine (2020)

articles

• Why Our Queer Pride Must Be Intersectional, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2025)

• Sing Out, Country Girl, LibroMobile (2024)

• Reclaiming Valentine's Day as a Queer Person, PrideSource (2024)

• How Using a Menstrual Cup Reconnected Me with My Body and Period as a Non-Binary Person, Heroica (2023)

• How I'm Reclaiming the Jane Austen Holiday, Brown Girl Travels (2022)

• The Power of A Girl and Her Pen: How WriteGirl (& Journaling) Saved Me, Epica, (2021)

• Decolonizing My Latina Hair: How I Learned to Love the Locks White America Wanted Me to Tame, Offcultured (2021)

• Valentine’s Day Special: The Challenging Love Collection, Lazy Women (2021)

• Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom and Teaching During COVID, Inner Flower Child Books (2020)

The Daily Orange

• Graduating students need to carry their activism with them (2024)

• Criminalizing homelessness is ushering in a new stage of capitalism (2024)

• SU students need to stand in solidarity with the students at Columbia University (2024)

• ‘Quiet on Set’ reveals dark side of public pressure (2024)

• Combining race, ethnicity on U.S. Census will lead to systematic erasure (2024)

• Olivia Rodrigo proves the need to destigmatize sex ed, provide free contraceptives (2024)

• What 'grandmacore' teaches us about girlhood, growing up (2024)

• The entertainment industry needs to better protect underage creators (2024)

• Israel's attack on Palestine's libraries, universities is an attack on academia everywhere (2024)

• AI deepfakes affect us all – but not in the same ways (2024)

• Elmo asked us how we were doing – why aren’t we asking each other? (2024)

• White feminism ignores the importance of intersectionality (2024)

• Reboots are the new norm, but they’re doing our nostalgia a disservice (2024)

• Pro-Palestine actors have more to lose in Hollywood (2024)

• Hollywood awards are performative symbols of progress (2024)

L.A. Taco

• The Eight Best Burritos in the San Gabriel Valley (2024)

De Los

• ‘Romeo and Juliet: Rolling Through East L.A.’ gives former gang members a second chance (2023)

• Commentary: I binged all 10 ‘Fast & Furious’ movies. It was a messy, heartfelt love letter to our communities (2023)

• Essay: Crochet Isn't Just My Hobby. It's a Lifeline to My Mother & My Mexican Culture, (2023)

Apartment Therapy

• The “One Word” Trick That Completely Changed How My Partner & I Buy Gifts (2024)

• I Redecorated My Abeula's Bedroom After Her Passing — and It Helped Me Grieve in an Unexpected Way (2023)

Refinery29 Somos

• Melissa Barrera’s Your Monster Emboldened Me to Embrace My Feminine Rage (2024)

• My Mom Isn't a Hoarder. She's a Keeper of Our Family History. (2024)

• Does Flamin’ Hot Just Perpetuate Capitalism’s “Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps” Myth? (2023)

• Monarch Butterflies Carry the Souls of Our Ancestors. Raising Them Helps Me Honor Mine (2022)

Them

• 11 of the Most Iconic Queer Hairstyles, According to Stylists (2023)

• How Practicing Spirituality Can Enrich Your Queer Life (2023)

Go Fund Bean

• Calibration Notes: A Brief History of Coffee in Mexico (2022)

• When We Drink Coffee, We Exploit Latin American Farm Workers (2021)

LatinaMedia.Co

• Op-Ed: “Queer Latine Heroes” and the Bittersweetness of Being First (2025)

• “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Returns For an Emotionally Captivating Finale (2025)

• St. Denis Medical” is My New Favorite Workplace Comedy (2025)

• “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” Revamps the Girl Detective Story (2024)

• In Freelance Journalism, We Make Our Own Spaces (2024)

• “The Brothers Sun” Powerfully Portrays Matriarchy, Family, and Chisme (2024)

• The Theatrical Re-Release of “Shrek 2” Deserves a Spanish Dub (2024)

• Q+A With Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, Author of “Plátanos Are Love” (2024)

• ‘Frog and Toad’ is the Ultimate Queer Comfort Show (2024)

• Q+A With Angie Cruz, Author of “How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water” (2023)

• Why the Downfall of the ‘Scream’ Franchise Feels So Personal (2023)

• Q+A With Elizabeth Acevedo, Author of ‘Family Lore’ (2023)

• Q+A With Marisa Tirado, Author of ‘Selena Didn’t Know Spanish Either” (2023)

• Is ‘No Hard Feelings’ Really Bringing Back 2000s Comedies? (2023)

• Q+A With Claire Jiménez, Author of ‘What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez’ (2023)

• Interview With Davina A. Ferreira, Founder of Alegría Publishing (2023)

• Q+A With Margo Candela, Author of ‘The Neapolitan Sisters’ (2023)

• Q+A With Patricia Engel, Author of ‘The Faraway World’ (2023)

• ‘Scream VI’ is a Bloody, Heroic Win for Latinas (2023)

• Q+A With Jennifer Givhan, Author of “River Woman, River Demon” (2023)

• Q+A With Yesika Salgado, Author of of “Corazón,” “Tesoro,” and “Hermosa” (2022)

• Q+A With Ann Dávila Cardinal, Author of “The Storyteller’s Death” (2022)

• Netflix's 'Blockbuster' is a Promising Workplace Comedy (2022)

• Q+A With Sandra Cisneros, Author of ‘Woman Without Shame’ (2022)

• Q+A With Guadalupe García McCall, Author of ‘Echoes of Grace’ (2022)

• Q+A With Priscilla Oliveras, Author of ‘West Side Love Story’ (2022)

• Ten Years Later, It’s Time to Celebrate ‘Mosquita y Mari’ (2022)

• Q+A With Yasmín Ramirez, Author of ‘¡Ándale, Prieta!’ (2022)

• ‘Love, Victor’ Concludes With Bittersweet Finale (2022)

• Q+A With Victoria Buitron, Author of ‘A Body Across Two Hemispheres’ (2022)

• ‘Crush’ is the Queer Latina Representation I Needed as a Teen (2022)

• Q+A With Naima Coster, Author of ‘What’s Mine and Yours’ (2022)

• The Latinas of ‘Euphoria’ Leave Me Wanting More (2022)

• Q+A With Crystal Maldonado, Author of 'No Filter and Other Lies' (2022)

• ‘Noche de Fuego' Deserves to Win at the Oscars (2022)

• ‘Gentefied’ is the Latest Casualty of Capitalism and I’m Mad (2022)

• Q+A With Emilly Prado, Author of ‘Funeral for Flaca’ (2022)

• Q+A with Zoraida Córdova, Author of ‘The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina’ (2021)

• An Ode to Ana Morales of ‘Gentefied’ (2021)

• Q+A with Romina Garber, Author of ‘Lobizona’ and ‘Cazadora’ (2021)

• On ‘Brooklyn 99’ and the Fact that There’s No ‘Good’ Cop Show (2021)

• Q&A with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, Author of “For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts” (2021)

• 'Summertime' is the Perfect Ode to the Real, BIPOC-Filled Los Angeles (2021)

• Brown or White?: The Dangerous Disconnect Between U.S. and Latin American Media (2021)

• Never Have I Ever and Fabiola Torres, the Afro-Latina Lesbian I’ve Been Waiting For (2021)

• ‘Love, Victor’ and the Intricacies of LBGTQIA+ and Latinx Representation (2021)

• Reimagining the Salvadoran Diaspora Through Poetry: A Q+A With Janel Pineda (2021)

• Alexxis Lemire of ‘The Half of It’ Deserves More (2021)

• Post-America Ferrera, NBC’s ‘Superstore’ Struggles to Move On (2021)

HipLatina

• Steamy Lit Founder Melissa Saavedra Talks Diversity in Romance Publishing (2024)

• Latina Dietitian Zariel Grullón Talks Non-diets & Embracing Our Cultural Foods (2024)

• María Alejandra Barrios Vélez’s Debut Novel Explores Grief & Colombian Womanhood (2024)

• Natasha S. Alford’s Debut Memoir Explores Afro-Latinidad and Belonging (2024)

• Latina Librarian Talks Importance of Diversity and Inclusivity (2024)

• Mikeas Sánchez’s English-Language Debut Poetry Collection Centers Indigenous Resistance (2024)

• Melissa Rivero’s New Novel Explores Grief and Mother-Daughter Relationships (2023)

• Ari Tison’s Debut Novel Explores Generational Trauma & Healing Within Indigenous Culture (2023)

• Leslie Sainz’s Debut Poetry Collection Explores Cuban Displacement & Emancipation (2023)

• How La Llorona Has Made an Impact on Latinx Film and Culture (2023)

• Chicana Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo’s New Poetry Collection is an Ode to BIPOC Joy & Resistance (2023)

• Latinas Working For More Diverse Representation in Publishing (2023)

• Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s ‘Candelaria’ Explores Family, Womanhood, & The Apocalypse (2023)

• I’m a First Gen Chicana Studying Spanish and It’s Brought Me Closer to My Roots (2023)

• Melania Luisa Marte’s New Poetry Collection Explores Afro-Latinidad, Ancestry, & Self-Love (2023)

• Dani Trujillo’s Debut Novel Centers Indigenous Mexican Romance (2023)

• Latina Educators Are Systematically Excluded from Academia (2023)

• Lorraine Avila’s Debut Novel Explores Brujería, Afro-Latina Girlhood, & Community (2023)

• Salon Benders Founder Jessie Santiago Talks Queer & BIPOC-Centered Hair Salon (2023)

• Annette Chavez Macias New Novel ‘Too Soon For Adios’ is About Grief, Loss and the Adelitas (2023)

• ‘Wakanda Forever’ Offers An Empowering Indigenous Latinx Future (2022)

• Mexican-Japanese Influencer Marcela Alcala Talks Beauty, Family & Asian Latinx Representation (2022)

• Celebrating My Mexican Heritage Everyday Not Just During Latinx Heritage Month (2022)

• Andrea Beatriz Arango’s ‘Iveliz Explains It All’ Spotlights Mental Health in Latinx Kids (2022)

• Why ‘Gordita Chronicles’ Deserves More Seasons, Not Cancellation (2022)

• How I Found My Pride as a Queer Brown Latina (2022)

• ‘Love, Victor’ Star Isabella Ferreira Talks Queer Latina Rep in Hollywood & New Movie ‘Crush’ (2022)

• My Family Built Our First Día de los Muertos Altar in 20 Years After My Abuela’s Passing (2021)

Unpublished Magazine

• How Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Are Revolutionizing Concert Wear (2023)

• Big Time Rush Live at the Kia Forum (2023)

• Olivia Rodrigo's 'GUTS' Pushes the Boundaries of Teen Angst (2023)

• Why the Music 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Works So Well (2023)

• Love You Later Live at the Moroccan Lounge (2023)

• We Need to Talk About Taylor Swift (2023)

• The Power of a Good TV Theme Song and Why It Matters (2023)

• In Defense of Rihanna (2023)

• ‘SOS’: What The Industry Can Learn from SZA’s Success and Why It Matters (2023)

• 10 Indigenous Artists to Soundtrack Native American Heritage Month (2022)

• Chelsea Cutler Live at The Wiltern (2022)

• ‘Paranormal Activity’ is an Important Lesson in Male Fragility (2022)

• We Need to Talk About Rosalia (2022)

• Latin Music is TikTok's Latest Trend: What It Means & What Non-Latinx Creators Need to Know (2022)

• Zoe Wees Live at The Hotel Cafe (2022)

• 'Harry's House' and the Evolution of Harry Styles (2022)

• Avril Lavigne's "Love Sux": What We Can Learn From the Iconic Pop Punk Princess (2022)

• Why Are We So Obsessed with Harry Styles? (2022)

• Lola Kirke Live at The Fonda (2022)

• almost monday Live at The Teragram Ballroom (2022)

• In Conversation With merci, mercy (2022)

• In Conversation With Love You Later (2022)

• Music Marketing: The Creation, Curation, and Evolution of an Artist’s Image (2022)

• In Conversation With Lola Kirke (2022)

• Amelia Moore Live at The Fonda (2022)

• The New Voice of Gen-Z: Lexi Jayde Live at The Fonda (2022)

• Centering Brown Girl Stories: An Interview With Author Daphne Palasi Andreades (2022)

• How Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" Broke a World Record, the Music Charts, and My Heart (2021)

• In Conversation With morgen (2021)

• Thanks to Broadway, Stephen Sondheim’s Legacy Will Outlive Us All (2021)

• In Conversation with NOT THE MAIN CHARACTERS (2021)

• Alessia Cara, The Underrated Voice of Adolescence (2021)

• On Pop Punk, Billie Eilish, and Her Sophomore Single “Go Away”: An Interview With Yen Strange (2021)

• When Facing the Things We Turn Away From: A Luke Hemmings Album Review (2021)

• Is 'She's All That' Really as Good as We Remember? (2021)

• Plagiarism vs. Inspiration: When Do Musicians (And Their Listeners) Draw the Line? (2021)

• On Exes, TikTok Fame, and Her Upcoming Single “u look stupid”: An Interview With LØLØ (2021)

• On Authenticity, Loss, and Feeling “Sad Sad Sad”: An Interview With ROSIE (2021)

• Dear Makeover Movie Montages, Who Says Girls in Glasses Can't Be Beautiful? (2021)

• A Love Letter to Big Time Rush, The Best Boy Band in History (Seriously) (2021)

• Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR is the Album I Needed as a Teenager (2021)

• What Needs to Change for the Latinx Community Under Biden (2021)

The Phoenix

• At Oxford During the Pandemic: Spotlight on Junior Ning Xu (2021)

• OPINION: Thirteen Years Later, Taylor Swift’s Fearless Returns The Same, Only Stronger (2021)

• OPINION: Nick Jonas’s Spaceman Fails to Launch (2021)

• OPINION: Justin Bieber’s New Album Doesn’t Do Him Justice (2021)

• OPINION: Malcolm & Marie is Both Beauty and Travesty (2021)

• OPINION: Selena: The Series Struggles to Shine (2020)

• Undergrad Events Foster Community for SLC Writers (2020)

• OPINION: Ariana Grande’s Positions Album Review (2020)

• Students Reflect on Study Abroad During the Pandemic, Discuss What’s Coming Next (2020)

Collective Magazine

• “WHAT NEXT?" - Life after Graduation (2021)

• Six Months Into the Biden Presidency, Where Do We Stand? (2021)

• Study Abroad Diaries - My Life in Oxford (2021)

• What WandaVision Taught Me About My Own Grief (2021)

Jupiter Review

• From Jacob Black to John Ambrose: The Racism of YA Love Triangles (2022)

• In Defense of ‘Pride + Prejudice + Zombies’, Five Years Later (2021)

• Publishing is Still Overwhelmingly White and #OwnVoices Isn’t Helping (2021)

• To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: How Does the Netflix Series Compare to the Original Book Trilogy? (2021)

• Latina Revolution and Womanhood: Why The House on Mango Street Still Hits Home 37 Years Later (2021)