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10 May, 2019

RT @MiamiNewTimes: We are lucky to exist among a thriving community of brujas and healers, who are relegated to this oft-unspoken and limin…

10 May, 2019

i spend a lot of time these days talking to, thinking about and writing on Miami witches! please enjoy my ode to th… https://t.co/QjyfAriB58

8 May, 2019

my coworker dislikes the word ‘booger’ and has asked that we refer to them as ‘nasal emissions’

5 May, 2019

everyone’s watching game of thrones, but arthur russell and i are engrossed in another high stakes drama: https://t.co/pdSghsX6Kg

30 April, 2019

@ErikPetersen actually, he loafed out loud

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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