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Navigating through life in my 20’s, romanticizing the mundane and providing support through the bits of wisdom I’ve accumulated 💗
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Ramble and Reason, The Anthology: Issue 01 (opens the original)
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Ramble and Reason has always lived in tthe crevices of the rawness of human emotion tied to the intellectual understanding of one’s individuality. This mini zine is what happens when the traces of individual identity find a place to breathe.<img alt="" class="sizin
I Was an Anthology of Everyone But Myself (opens the original)
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For years, I was brave enough to assume that I was writing my own story. My own stance. My own authenticity. Turns out, I was just holding the pen while everyone else dictated the words.It starts small. A parent’s disappointment becomes your definition of failure before you’ve even lived enough to fail on your own terms. A teacher’s passing comment on your potential becomes the blueprint you spend a decade to trying to fit into, even when it no longer fits. Nobody sits you down and asks what you
When the year you were finally rooting for turns on you anyway (opens the original)
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Spoiler Alert: If you’re expecting a picture-perfect coming of age personal essay, then I’m sorry for disappointing you.This was supposed to be the year my life finally looked good in photos. I assumed that my envy would no longer thrive.New city rhythms, decent skin, a degree within reach, a social circle that didn’t require me to shrink to fit. For once, the Pinterest board and the calendar were speaking the same language: brunches, deadlines, the Netflix summer and a soft kind of busy that fe
The Golden Child Who Refused to Behave (opens the original)
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You were supposed to be the golden child as the eldest, the prize of the family. The responsible one. The one who made the family look stable from the outside, even when everything inside was held together with criticism, silence, and people masking control in the name of “care.”Instead, you became the one who challenged their societally tailored mindset. They couldn’t, and will not stand it. But I can confirm that there’s no other way I’d personally have it. Not because you were reckless.Becaus
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