Maggie Chirdo is a writer, historian, and graphic designer based in Houston. Her work focuses on American history, LGBTQ communities, pop culture, books, and whatever else keeps her up at night. Her quest to locate the perfect cable knit sweater is ongoing.
Send tips (and sweaters) to maggiechirdo@gmail.com.
Recent Writing
Poetry
“Beneath Everything the Future Still Exists” — in Little Blue Marble
“The Five Songbirds of Grief” — in Entropy Magazine
“Spring Pushed Winter off the Empire State” — in The Interlude
“Surrounded” — in print at Texas Observer
Bitch Media
The “Magic School Bus” Reboot Ditches Ms. Frizzle Extravagant Spirit
How Velma Shaped Lesbian Culture
The Interlude
‘The Gold Persimmon’ Q+A: Lindsay Merbaum on Opulent Hotels, LGBTQ Horror, and Literary Cocktails
Everyone Needs Three Email Addresses
Jab Jams: An Upbeat COVID-19 Vaccination Playlist
Writing Letters When There’s Nothing to Write About
“Nancy” Says Farewell by Passing the Queer Podcasting Torch
Welcome Back 2 School: An Editor’s Letter
Congresswoman AOC Deserves Fancy Clothes Because We All Do
Reviews
Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ Nearly Satirizes Our Wellness Obsession
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons – J.P. Brammer’s Memoir
What ‘WandaVision’ Proves About Grief
‘Mary Shelley’ Finally Allowed to Be A Misunderstood Teen
‘Good Manners’ Returns Fairy Tales To The Horror Genre
‘Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story’
Artists Embrace the Wes Anderson Aesthetic at ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Exhibit
Florence + The Machine’s “My Boy Builds Coffins”
Reporting
Supreme Court Rules Federal Law Protects LGBT People from Workplace Discrimination
Resources for Texans During Extreme Winter Storms
Did NYU Kimmel Operations Fire an Employee for Speaking Spanish?
Andrew Cuomo Dropped the N-word on Live Radio
NYU Will Not Rename Steinhardt After Namesake Admitted to Making Inappropriate Remarks
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