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on jane doe, and hating that i can relate (opens the original)
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i don’t want this to be real.i don’t want to relate.i don’t want to feel this ache in my chest, this churn in my gut, this weight on my shoulders.i don’t want to open my internet to see this vicious cycle playing out all over again.i hate that another, yet ANOTHER, human (a woman, too) knows this pain, this agony, this complete and utter shattering of all safety, peace, wholeness.it makes me sick.it makes me weep.it makes me rage.i can’t turn it off, can’t look away, but also can’t stomach one m
19 books i’ve loved reading in the fall (opens the original)
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is fall the best reading season? i’d argue yes! what’s better than chilly, cozy evenings with waning light, warm blankets, steaming mugs of tea, and a great read? DARE I SAY NOTHING??i’ve made fall reading guides in the past — here’s the most recent one (on sale for less than $4!) which has 72 curated book recommendations for your fall fun, grouped into categories: cozy/comforting, witches/hexes, sweet/spicy, murder/mystery, academic settings, and creature features. and <a
how to make it feel like fall through your five senses (opens the original)
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i am, wholeheartedly, a fall girl. summer can see itself RIGHT ON OUT. i am so tired of being hot and sweaty! i want cozy, chilly, dark evenings!!! i want changing colors on the trees and crunchy leaves to step on when i go on walks! it’s TIME.…but richmond does not agree. it’s 90 degrees again today. BOO.regardless, i decided last weekend was my own personal first day of fall, and i acted accordingly.my goal was to spend no new money, buy no new things (food ingredients don’t count), and make m
when (and why) i'll dnf a book (opens the original)
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of the 2,200+ books on my “read” shelf on storygraph, 49 have been shelved as “dnf” or did not finish. tbh, i’m pretty impressed with that! only about 2% of the books i’ve started reading were so bad/poorly written/uninteresting/generally duds that i couldn’t finish reading them. here’s the thing i can summarize from my dnf shelf:i will quit a book if it fails to deliver an emotional payoff or a strong enough hook to keep me invested.the more i read, the more i hone in on the kinds of things tha
five rad finds: august edition (opens the original)
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five rad finds is a short and sweet series where i share things from my life and the internet that i’ve been loving lately.the summer weather continues to drag on and i continue to complain about how i don’t want SWEATING weather, i want SWEATER weather… but alas. nevertheless we persist!! fall WILL come again!in the meantime…here are a few rad finds from the last month:🪿 find #1: paying attention… to mary oliver <a class="embe
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