I’ll let my work speak for itself
Creative non-fiction Essays:
-Mental Health
- I Have Body Dysmorphic Disorder. This Is How It Affects My Sex Life https://www.huffpost.com/entry/body-dysmorphic-disorder-sex_n_5d02a58ce4b0304a120c1b6c?fbclid=IwAR2v9UUdJo1D4em2HYGnChm5UANYdpnljQjkiqNxUGdW-Lga_Jhd0wK98nU
- The Problem with Media’s History of Using Eating Disorders as Satire https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/health-fitness/medias-history-using-eating-disorders-as-satire/
- I Had A Rare Form of Anorexia That No One Talks About https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/2005753/atypical-anorexia/
- The Disorder Reality of Eating Disorder Books https://theoffingmag.com/enumerate/the-distorted-reality-of-eating-disorder-books/
- ‘Wintergirls’ by Laurie Halse Anderson Made Me Eating Disorder Worse-And I’m Not The Only One https://www.bustle.com/p/wintergirls-by-laurie-halse-anderson-made-my-eating-disorder-worse-im-not-the-only-one-15649710
- How Elf Helps Me Deal With Seasonal Depression https://hellogiggles.com/reviews-coverage/elf-helps-me-with-seasonal-depression/
- Being A Better Ally To Someone With An Eating Disorder https://allieseverywhere.org/2018/12/05/being-a-better-ally-to-someone-with-an-eating-disorder/
- How to Survive Thanksgiving While You’re Recovering From An Eating Disorder https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/how-to-survive-thanksgiving-recovering-eating-disorder/
- My Threesome With An Eating Disorder https://folks.pillpack.com/my-threesome-with-an-eating-disorder/
- Watching Netflix’s Insatiable as an Eating Disorder Survivor Triggered Me https://www.teenvogue.com/story/watching-insatiable-as-an-eating-disorder-survivor-triggered-me
- The Villainization of Eating Disorders in Popular Culture http://www.womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/the-villainization-of-eating-disorders-in-popular-culture
- Why Celebrities with ‘Acceptable Bodies’ Deserve a Place in the Body Positive Community http://stylecaster.com/acceptable-bodies-body-positive-community/
- Not The Cheerleader: Busting Eating Disorder Myths https://allieseverywhere.org/2018/07/16/not-the-cheerleader-busting-eating-disorder-myths/
- Bionic Woman: Finding Body Positivity When You’re Made of Metal https://ravishly.com/bionic-woman-finding-body-positivity#
- Fashion Can Change Someone’s Mindset, But It Can’t Save Them From a Mental Illness https://www.bustle.com/p/fashion-can-change-someones-mindset-but-it-cant-save-them-from-mental-illness-9310708
- Selfies Help Me Battle My Body Dysmorphia http://www.feministsact.com/listen/selfies-help-me-battle-my-body-dysmorphia/
- If We’re Going to Have a Big Little Lies Season 2, We Need To Talk About Jane’s Eating Disorder https://www.themarysue.com/hbo-big-little-lies-season-2-jane-eating-disorder/
- Battling My Way Through Anorexia, One Breakfast At a Time https://allieseverywhere.org/2018/05/16/battling-my-way-through-anorexia-one-breakfast-at-a-time/
- I Use Pop Punk As A Self-Help Remedy For My Depressive Episodes https://vocally.com/blogs/pop-punk-helps-me-endure-depressive-episodes
- Hamilton is an Eating Disorder Battle Anthem https://unwinnable.com/2018/02/21/hamilton-is-an-eating-disorder-battle-anthem/
- Turtles All The Way Down is the Mental Illness Novel We’ve Been Waiting For https://travelpride.org/turtles-way-mental-illness-novel-weve-waiting/
- Eating Disorders in the LGBT Community https://travelpride.org/eating-disorders-in-the-lgbt-community/
- Amazon Is Selling A Pro-anorexia Hoddie During Mental Illness Awareness Week https://travelpride.org/amazon-is-selling-a-pro-anorexia-hoodie-during-mental-illness-awareness-week/
- Step by Step word by word (NEDA blog post) https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/confronting-eating-disorder-stigma-through-writing
- Let’s Make Body Positivity Great Again: https://fatbellypress.tumblr.com/post/163288850190/lets-make-body-positivity-great-again
–Horoscope.com
- Your March Numerscope Is Here To Make Life Exciting Again https://www.horoscope.com/article/march-2019-numerology/
- Which Witch Are You? Five Ways To Harness The Craft https://www.astrology.com/article/witch-magic-types-herbalism-mythology/
- February Numeroscope https://www.horoscope.com/article/february-2019-numerology/
- How To Use Numerology To Plan the Sexiest Valentine’s Date Ever https://www.horoscope.com/article/valentines-dates-based-on-numerology/
- Valentine’s Day Tarot Spread To Let Love Bloom https://www.astrology.com/article/valentines-day-tarot-spreads-single-relationship/
- New Year, New You! Your January Numeroscope Is Here! https://www.horoscope.com/article/january-2019-numeroscope/
- What Words You Need To Hear in 2019—Based on Your Zodiac Sign https://www.astrology.com/article/2019-new-year-mantras-zodiac-sign/
- The Complete Zodiac Gift-Giving Guide Is Here https://www.horoscope.com/article/holiday-gifts-by-zodiac-sign/
- What the Year of 3 Means for Your Numerology https://www.horoscope.com/article/2019-according-to-numerology/
- 2019 Is Gonna Be a Big Year. Here’s Everything You Need to Know! https://www.horoscope.com/article/2019-astrology-horoscope-prediction/?
- Your Horrorscope Is Here To Scare the Crap Out of You! https://www.horoscope.com/article/zodiac-sign-worst-nightmare/
- The Best Day (and Way) To Find Your Twin Flame This Year https://www.horoscope.com/article/twin-flame-power-11-11/
- This Is Your Dream Job According to Numerology https://www.horoscope.com/article/dream-job-according-to-numerology/
- Everything You Need to Know About Reading Tea Leaves https://www.horoscope.com/article/how-to-read-tea-leaves-tasseography/
- The Surprising Influence Birth Order Has on Your Zodiac Sign https://www.horoscope.com/article/the-surprising-influence-birth-order-has-on-your-zodiac-sign/
- How To Protect Your Energy When The World Is On Fire https://www.astrology.com/article/how-to-protect-your-energy-when-the-world-is-on-fire/
- I Did Everything Tarot Cards Told Me To Do For A Week And Here’s What Happened https://www.horoscope.com/article/i-did-everything-tarot-cards-told-me-to/
- 20 Life Hacks For the Modern Boss Witch https://www.horoscope.com/article/20-life-hacks-for-the-modern-boss-witch/
- The Secrets Wall Street Doesn’t Want You To Know About https://www.horoscope.com/article/secrets-wall-street-makes-money/
-LGBTQ+
- How the Met’s Camp Exhibit Helped Me Accept My Queer Identity https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-the-mets-camp-exhibit-helped-me-accept-my-queer-identity?fbclid=IwAR3rVSoqo8JrAP1btM5gVV7aEuFMY9s9ulbj16iEEi7j6D-y_Ebs6hoIzp4
- Stop Telling Me To “Dress Gay” https://ravishly.com/dress-gay
- Insatiable Is Not Only Fatphobic, it’s Biphobic as Well http://www.womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/insatiable-is-not-only-fatphobic-its-biphobic-as-well
- How Fan-Fiction Played A Central Role In My Bisexual Awakening https://ravishly.com/fan-fiction-bisexual-awakening
- Fall Out Boy Made Emo and Pop Punk More LGBTQ+ Friendly https://intomore.com/culture/Fall-Out-Boy-Made-Emo-And-Pop-Punk-More-LGBTQFriendly/d913558a7c8a455f
- Harry Potter and the History of Queerbaiting https://www.themarysue.com/harry-potter-and-the-history-of-queerbaiting/
- The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson Gives LGBTs The History They’ve Need https://travelpride.org/death-life-marsha-p-johnson-gives-lgbts-history-theyve-needed/
- The “Brief” History of LGBT Book Censorship https://travelpride.org/a-brief-history-of-lgbt-book-censorship/
- LGBT History Month: 10 LGBT Authors Who Were Total Game Changers https://travelpride.org/lgbt-history-month-10-lgbt-authors-who-were-total-game-changers/
- Pennywise is not a gay icon #sorrynotsorry https://travelpride.org/pennywise-is-not-a-gay-icon-sorrynotsorry/
- Fictional LGBTQ+ Characters That Would Make Great Travel Buds https://travelpride.org/fictional-lgbtq-characters-that-would-make-great-travel-buds/
-Fashion
- Fashion Blogging: Sarcasm In Heels
- This Is the Best Halloween Costume for Your Zodiac Sign https://www.horoscope.com/article/best-halloween-costume-zodiac-sign/
- 6 Style Tips for a #HellaWitchy Wardrobe https://www.horoscope.com/article/create-a-witchy-wardrobe/
- Why I Love Wearing Leopard Print So Freaking Much, Despite The Stigma https://vocally.com/blogs/in-defense-of-leopard-print
- What The Subtle Costume Changes Could Mean in The Last Jedi https://jordandene.com/blogs/thesartorialgeek/what-the-subtle-costume-changes-could-mean-in-the-last-jedi
- Fashion and Fandoms: Ilvermorny Houses https://jordandene.com/blogs/thesartorialgeek/fashion-and-fandoms-ilvermorny-houses
-Feminism
- Blair Waldorf Is All of Us http://reelhoney.com/blair-waldorf-gossip-girl-faves/
- Reconsidering Problematic Classic films https://groknation.com/culture/classic-films-revisited/
- Taylor Swift’s Music is More Than Plain Old Pop Fluff https://vocally.com/blogs/taylor-swift-s-music-is-more-than-plain-old-pop-fluff?utm_campaign=155788&utm_medium=cmsshare&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=livevocally
- How Being A Modern Witch Is My Middle Finger to the Patriarchy https://vocally.com/blogs/practicing-witchcraft-is-my-rebellion-against-patriarchy
- The Class of 1919 Not so normal, a look into Potsdam only all female class. https://issuu.com/sunypotsdam/docs/potsdampeoples16
-Relationships
- What You Can Learn From Your Ex, Based On Their Zodiac Sign https://www.horoscope.com/article/learn-from-your-ex-based-on-their-sign/
- 10 Magical Ways To Get Super Romantic With Your Partner https://www.horoscope.com/article/magical-ways-to-get-closer-to-your-partner/
- Fictional Characters Give Horrible Relationship Advice https://www.themarysue.com/fictional-character-relationship-advice/
- What Does Numerology Tell You About Your Relationship https://www.horoscope.com/article/numerology-relationship/
- Here’s What Chuck & Blair Really Taught Me About Love On ‘Gossip Girl’ https://vocally.com/blogs/gossip-girl-taught-me-these-relevant-love-lessons
-Literature
- 7 New Books to Call In The Season of the Witch https://www.astrology.com/article/7-new-books-to-call-in-the-season-of-the-witch/
- Ten Literary Landmarks For Any Traveling Booklover https://travelpride.org/ten-literary-landmarks-traveling-booklover/
- Ten Great Books With Awesome LGBT Characters https://travelpride.org/ten-great-books-with-awesome-lgbtq-characters/
-Interviews
- Practical Yoga’s Wisdom for Everyday People-Review and Interview https://travelpride.org/practical-yogas-wisdom-everyday-people-review-interview/
- Interview With New York Time Best Selling Author Mackenzi Lee https://travelpride.org/interview-with-new-york-time-best-selling-author-mackenzi-lee/
Creative Writing
- Coffee Shop Prophet http://dreamingrabbitpress.com/2018-a-spooky-contest-winner-coffee-shop-prophet-by-ellen-ricks
- Life In Limbo https://www.tinyflamespress.com/ellen-ricks
- New Age Siren https://www.argotmagazine.com/poetry-and-fiction/new-age-siren
- A Post-Apocalyptic Christmas (third place winner in the Benneth The Rainbow Christmas Short Story Contest 2017) http://beneaththerainbow.com/a-post-apocalyptic-christmas/
- Icarus the Phoenix https://godsandradicals.org/2017/07/19/icarus-the-phoenix/
- Diamonds on the Rocks (second place winner in the Poetry Matters Lit Contest 2017) https://soundcloud.com/ellen-ricks/diamonds-on-the-rocks-by-ellen
- Activity Log https://issuu.com/revolvingdoors/docs/0_issue3.docx?workerAddress=ec2-54-198-6-215.compute-1.amazonaws.com
- Dido + Aeneas https://oaklitmag.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/dido-aeneas/
Feature Writer for Literature and Travel: TravelPride.org
Newspaper Writing:
- Patsy Cline shows https://issuu.com/manchesternewspapers/docs/170803115620-656f192b5c6e4a9e97bdb03bcabc7915
- Old Homes Day https://issuu.com/manchesternewspapers/docs/170803115635-f83cc7bcef024205b03f7c8967983471
- Northshire 9/15 https://issuu.com/manchesternewspapers/docs/170914123018-224c5eab2414486ead7677fdc20ea17a/1?ff=true&e=2697375/53180261
- Free press 9/15 https://issuu.com/manchesternewspapers/docs/170914123001-eed4a6d5c0474838a37d0021d4f20f98/1?ff=true&e=2697375/53180171
- Northshire 9/29 https://issuu.com/manchesternewspapers/docs/170928121008-eff7165988c146b48e6a461aa6e686e6
- Northshire 10/27 https://issuu.com/manchesternewspapers/docs/171026115118-1a87f2f412c04312af0a827511c4c5df
- Manchester Newspapers Holiday Meals 11/15 http://manchesternewspapers.com/2017/11/15/free-holiday-meals-offered/
Quiz Writing
- How Well Do You Know Disney’s Princes http://www.thequiz.com/how-well-do-you-know-disneys-princes/
- Gossip Girl Quiz http://www.thequiz.com/were-you-the-biggest-gossip-girl-fan-score-100-on-this-quiz/
Video Game Writing
- Two supernatural interactive stories “A Party To Die For” and “Deal with the Devil” on the mobile app Eavesdrop
