SALLY A. MERCEDES

"I write because i'm scared of writing,
but i'm more scared of not writing."
- gloria anzaldua

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I’ve loved writing for as long as I’ve been able to hold a pen in my hand and make words with it. Still, I cringe when people ask “what do you write?” because I don’t have an easy answer like “poetry” or “screenplays." Instead I raise doubts and eyebrows when I say “whatever I feel like, usually.”

I'm proud of my adaptable voice and tone, and I love being able to write about whatever I want. I'm happy to tackle potentially controversial topics in opinion pieces and personal essays, but I'm just as happy writing a TV recap.

Because of how quickly the internet moves, some of the writing I'm proudest of no longer exists anywhere, but here's a small selection.

ENTERTAINMENT
  • "Will Big Brother 18 Be an All-Stars Season?," Bustle
  • "Vanessa vs. Derrick on Big Brother: Who's Really the Better Game Player?," Bustle​
  • "Blue Valentine Controversial Fight Sex Scene: How Bad Is It Really?," The Stir

PERSONAL ESSAYS
  • "Branded for Life," Latina Magazine, September 2012 issue​
  • "Proving We Exist, Even if the Internet Doesn't Think We Do," Latina.com
  • "Like (Un-Feminist) Mother, Like (Feminist) Daughter," Viva la Feminista
  • "An Intro to Openness," Feministe

NEWS & OPINION
  • "What's Not to Love About Sofia Vergara's Esquire Cover Story," Latina.com, written with Sugey Palomares
  • "Paterson and Our Priorities," Jump off the Bridge

CULTURE, GENDER, ACTIVISM
  • "Legendary Latinas: Wings to Fly," Jump off the Bridge
  • "Legendary Latinas: A Song to Liberty," Jump off the Bridge
  • "What If We Need a New Movement," Jump off the Bridge
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Sally A. Mercedes is a sacred artist and healer. She is on a mission to reclaim all things as sacred and use pleasure as her primary spiritual teacher. Her writing covers feminism, entertainment, and more, and her singing also has a wide range.
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