Houston Chronicle (Hearst) • 24th December 2021

Can a U.S. metropolitan city adopt the siesta? Experts, expats and Houstonians weigh in

When I moved to Europe, I learned the Swiss charge for wine by the deciliter, making indulging in American-sized portions financially impractical. Becoming a beer drinker felt like the biggest challenge I’d face — that is, until I arrived in Spain and learned that doing errands in the afternoon is against the law (well, not quite, but it feels that way).

Xtra Magazine (Pink Triangle Press) • 19th October 2021

Love at first lust: A young writer explores a lasting love denied… or is that deferred?

A short story about unrequited love, self-denial, and the influential power of coincidence.

WIRED (Condé Nast) • 22nd June 2021

The Joy and Liberation of Customizing Your Avatar

The act of personalizing the character you'll play in a game is more than fun, it empowers you—and pulls you into the fantasy you're about to enjoy. If anything, the ability to design yourself into anything desired is a reminder physicality is the least of what comprises our shared humanity. Instead of bones, blood, and skin, every player online reflects the limbs of knowledge, opinions, cravings, and experience.

VICE • 14th December 2020

What It’s Like To Be a Quadruplet

A personal essay about trying to live a life fuller than 1/4th.

Canadian Business • 9th December 2021

Employees Who Moved During COVID Now Need to Be In the Office

Many workers saw an opportunity to move cities—or even across the country—while working from home was the norm. But now bosses are expecting to see them in person.

VICE • 14th April 2021

Grieving Without God: How Atheists Deal with Death

Relying on a supernatural deity to have a plan, the promise of an afterlife, and perhaps even reuniting with deceased loved ones can be comforting for believers—but atheists need to find other ways to cope.

Houston Chronicle (Hearst) • 23rd September 2021

Abandoned pets in Houston are relying on the kindness of strangers like never before

Houston, like the rest of the nation, experienced a surge in pet adoptions at the beginning of the pandemic. Now, many of those animals are being returned or abandoned.

Giddy (The world's largest sexual health platform) • 5th October 2021

Conscious Resettling: Moving Out to Save the Relationship

Distance makes the heart grow fonder...until your partner is seeking to widen the proximity on purpose. Then, you may suddenly be insulted by every inch you're apart. But what if the distance between you can actually bring you closer together?

LOVE INC. Magazine • 26th October 2021

Breaking Bridal: Designer Curtis Cassel of Queera Wang is rewriting wedding fashion rules

Designer Curtis Cassell has achieved national recognition by the bridal industry, but he’s learned not to plant the seeds of change in a field where crops have only grown pink or blue. Since creating his label Queera Wang, the queer activist fostered a space liberated from the artificial roles of "bride" and "groom."

CBD-Intel • 23rd July 2021

Lobbyists for special interests accused of un-American activities on cannabis

Licensing issues look set to become the next big US lobbying battleground for cannabis as money moves on from the traditional legalisation-versus-prohibition field. With the majority of opponents to cannabis seemingly having accepted the eventual inevitability of some form of legalisation, attention has now turned to attempts to influence the shape of any potential future regime.

Chicago Tribune • 9th March 2021

The 5 most LGBTQ-friendly cities in America

Commissioned by Smarter Travel Media, republished nationally in over twenty-five newspapers, I explore the most LGBTQ-friendly cities across the United States.

Giddy (The world's largest sexual health platform) • 24th November 2021

What It Means to Be a Gay Icon

A dive into the evolution of the term 'gay icon' and a history of the shoulders modern LGBTQ+ celebrities stand on - featuring interviews with Malcolm Lazin, Founder of the Equality Form; and Zach Stafford, the first Black gay Editor-in-chief of Advocate Magazine.

SinC Pride Award • 4th June 2021

Jamie Valentino is a runner-up of the SinC Pride Award

The award recognizes emerging LGBTQIA+ authors for submissions within the crime, thriller, or mystery genre.

Giddy (The world's largest sexual health platform) • 5th September 2021

How a Kiss Outside of My Relationship Helped Me See a Way Out

In a relationship, there's a constant tug-of-war between reality and idealization. Absolute honesty is often the goal for new couples, but the complicated nuances of life inevitably strike with scenarios requiring little white lies or instances of withholding information. With the aid of time and conflict, dominos eventually fall into the spectrum of deception.

CBD-Intel • 11th May 2021

Cannabis lobbying steps up in the US with major players joining the discussion

And as the dominoes of states continue to fall pro-legalization, multi-billion dollar corporations are emerging with their own cannabis agendas in Washington, if only to avoid being left out of the conversation. I interview representatives from major lobbying organizations on the future of cannabis reform.

sexpert.com • 8th September 2020

WHORE: the Etymology of Misogyny

In 1976, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich penned that “Well behaved women seldom make history.” So it’s no surprise that Mary Magdalene, Cleopatra, Marilyn Monroe, all labeled whores in their own right, have remained notorious historical celebrities. The arming of labels to control female sexuality transcends not just language but geography, religion, art, and time.

POP STYLE TV • 25th June 2020

The Art of Being Single

Jamie Valentino dares New Yorkers to embrace singlehood in the same manner that the city welcomes everyone, with indifference.

Across the Margin • 18th June 2020

"Now It Affects You" by Jamie Valentino

It’s been a hell of a couple of months for you. Counting down the days until the end of quarantine and considering quitting Zoloft, your depression will at least make the required social distancing more desirable. At the beginning of the era of Covid-19, so much was changing; every morning came with the possibility of a new “normal.” But now, the pandemic has lost its mystique.

CBD-Intel • 19th April 2021

A new head honcho for CBD policy – but who will US FDA pick for this vital role?

I speculate prospective contenders most likely to replace resigning principal deputy commissioner of food and drugs, Dr. Amy Abernethy.

Oyster.com • 24th March 2021

Five Favorite Celebrity Travel Destinations | Oyster

Celebrities have a reputation for being avid jetsetters, often setting trends and visiting destinations before they’re on the regular vacationer’s radar. Though no two travelers are made equal, you too can visit the same destinations that your favorite stars love the most. Enjoy the same social media-worthy views, indulge in access to the same local offerings, and breathe in the same invigorating air of being somewhere new.