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Oh, What a Beautiful Night
November 16, 2025 As winter nears, I feel the cold wrap around me like a blanket. I try to loosen its grip, but it whispers, “I’m not as bad as you think. Embrace me like you would the sun.” I search for warmth in the chill of an empty hearth. The cabin is sodden, run-down, Continue reading
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Blueprints
10/11/25 Judge another and you judge yourself. When life teaches me this lesson of judgment, I remind myself that there is a gift in it. Early in spring, as life shifts from the cold and biting wind, I find myself bracing against the wave of pollen filling the air. I must stick to my allergy Continue reading
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Hand in a Paper Bag
10/01/25 When life strikes its minute hand just before a new hour, you hear it tick. When subtle changes occur in your life that feel meaningful, you sense the gentle hand of life guiding you forward. You feel fortune like a path lighting up beneath your feet. Spending all your time repairing broken fences, mastering an Continue reading
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Recognizance
08/20/25 I know that sometimes, when I am caught up in wanting and desiring, sighs slip past my lips as I piece together my peculiar behavior patterns and reflect on your initial reactions to my desires. At first, I take a deep breath, uncross my arms, and relax my shoulders. I lean into the freedom Continue reading
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Painted Faces
08/19/25 My bedroom walls are painted with ghosts that howl at me and rush by whenever I need a solid interruption. I can’t tell why they choose to bother me—especially at night, when the moon has reached its peak in the sky. The moon rises and falls with the memories that put me to sleep, Continue reading
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A Buttress Against Despair
08/08/2025 I have loved. I have lost. I have tried. But, time and again, what has failed me most consistently is my lack of motivation to build a life beyond my research, my art, and my fantasy future. I have locked myself in this glass box I inherited from my father, my mother, and my Continue reading
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Catapult
08/06/25 Once, I was so terribly lonely that I decided to make friends with grief and sorrow. I had been scared of these underwater feelings, the kinds that take you down to the depths of the ocean, the kinds that block you from seeing the way forward. I had to learn how to live with Continue reading
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Savage, Brave Actor
08/ 04/ 2025 Most of all, I want my time back. So much so that I was confused by a version of my past mirrored back to me in another person of the same age when I made a U-turn in life. An old reflection that lied to me that love was conditional based on Continue reading
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Bird Camouflaged in the Thicket
07/28/25 Goodbyes are challenging for three reasons: first, you can’t go back in time; second, you can’t turn a goodbye into a positive if the situation isn’t inherently positive; and third, you can’t move forward if you don’t both discover and carry the wisdom you’ve recently gained. I feel like I owe myself more glimmers Continue reading
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