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deep dives with edgard: reflections and call to action on puerto rico's future
the fight for puerto rico's future: what's at stake and how you can help
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200 subs and counting: a love letter to you 💌
my heart's bursting with gratitude, y'all
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ask this mess: trapped in a toxic job? let's plot your jailbreak 🏃‍♀️💼💊
navigating the hellscape of soul-crushing work when quitting feels impossible
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if you've only spoken english to me, you don't know me
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this week in queer chaos: back-to-school blues & hillcrest tea spill
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ask this mess: trapped in a toxic job? let's plot your jailbreak 🏃‍♀️💼💊
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on escape rooms
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ask this mess: slut or manic pixie dream girl?
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from dickhead to diva: how kate nash taught me to stand up for myself 🎤
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one queer thing: a digital embrace in a binary world 💻💖
dorian electra's "man to man" dismantles gender norms with synths and style
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one queer thing: a cyborg's serenade to self 🤖
miss grit's "follow the cyborg" is the non-binary anthem we didn't know we needed
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this week in queer chaos: end-of-summer shenanigans & labor day lunacy
memes, reads, and hot takes to fuel your gay agenda as we say adiós to summer 🔥🌴🍹
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hi, i'm edgard. i write essays on life, politics, & relationships; with music, poetry, & humor mixed in. ✨my mission: to inspire, to inform, and to love. ✨
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hold onto your cafecito, edgard gets a glow-up ✨☕️
new content, secret perks, and how your clicks are fueling my next hit
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one queer thing: a bop to self-worth for the ages 🎭
alex newell's "boy you can keep it" serves fierce realness (and killer vocals)
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draft a will and shit becomes clear real quick
from paperwork to paradise: how a legal formality sparked my puerto rican daydream
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ask this mess: becoming your own person (even when it hurts) 💔🦋
navigating independence, boundaries, and the ache of growth
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goodbye "essays from the heart" - hello, "edgard"! 🎉
new name, new look, same edgard - but better than ever. find out what's changing!
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i accidentally made you all millionaires (sort of) 💸
a tale of good intentions, tech fails, and why your wallet is safe
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the tragedy of the commons: why everything's going to hell in a handbasket 💩
a critical examination of our shared mess and how it's reshaping our world
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