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18 November, 2019

i’m profiling local mall santas for a story and they’re starting to sound like serial killers: Bayfront Santa, The… https://t.co/MW1UGx7TC4

12 November, 2019

sad boys are my favorite interview subjects https://t.co/DEtWmQQwKq

11 November, 2019

Elian arrived in Florida 20 years ago this month. I was 7 and remember my dad coming back from the protests, his ey… https://t.co/EDFkHoyKoG

21 October, 2019

if it looks like a coven, swims like a coven and quacks like a coven, THEN BE SURE 2 TUNE IN 2 @WLRN 2MORROW @ 6:4… https://t.co/vxNok4LM8i

21 October, 2019

@Jose_D_Duran this is my go-to factoid when people doubt that i’m really from miami

Jess Swanson

Jess Swanson is a contributing writer at New Times. She graduated from the University of Miami and has a Master's Degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism.

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