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Short bursts
Let me start by saying that I love my friends deeply. So deeply, in fact, that my body seems to conveniently forget past trauma at certain points and treats me like I am clueless and somehow want this. The scenario usually begins the exact same way. A friend or acquaintance (and honestly, those are the…
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Unnecessary Fear
I want us all to do an exercise today.Actually, let me rewind. Not us. You. Me. The person scrolling in bed pretending they are emotionally evolved while actively avoiding their inbox. Keep your eyes open for now. You’ll get your moment of dramatic self-reflection later, don’t worry. Take a slow breath in. Look around the…
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On Hearing Yourself
When I was ten, I waited for my parents and sister to leave the house so I could sing out loud. One summer afternoon, with school out and the house finally empty, I sat in the middle of the living room on a scrunchy carpet. I placed the cassette player on the floor, turned an…
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Notes from the Cleanup
This is not my first attempt at a blog, and I have a feeling it won’t be my last. I used to write under different usernames, each one more embarrassing than the next, or so I thought. Maybe they were. Or maybe that discomfort was just a shared generational phase, following all of us around…
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