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On politics, myth, memory, and the radical realism of George R. R. Martin’s universe.
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some of us are warm, some of us are burning
You are probably sat there, comfortable — maybe in your bed, your living room, or your kitchen.
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why should i fear that which can only exist when i do not?
my fear of death
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stop letting bigots borrow the flag
a political rant
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“It’s Worth It”: On a Death, an Amendment, and the Country That Keeps Choosing This
Let me begin with this quote: in April 2023, Charlie Kirk said, “I think it’s worth… unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can…
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the female monologues of little women
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why are we all so unhappy?
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My Rookie Anime Hall of Fame
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The Misunderstanding of Sensitivity
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me rambling about deep shit.
literature
i read and then i write about what i read.
philosophy
here i pretend to be thoughtful and introspective.
film
please don't think of me as a film bro. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
prose
im a real poet (being so serious)
journalism
I'm probably raging about feminism!
essays
because i have free will and can assign myself essays

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“It’s Worth It”: On a Death, an Amendment, and the Country That Keeps Choosing This
Let me begin with this quote: in April 2023, Charlie Kirk said, “I think it’s worth… unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can…
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stop calling it a "war"
“War” sounds symmetrical: two militaries, two chains of command, two flags facing off across a front.
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a love letter to Gaza (and a Ledger)
Gaza, I don’t know how to write to you without sounding like a prayer and a police report.
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Built on His Fantasies: How Male Desire Still Shapes Books, Screens, and Games
“Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies?”
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The Erasure of Afghan Women
Why it's important we never stop fighting for every women's rights.
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The Election That Exposed America's War on Women
America is not the land of the free.
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Dear Catastrophe Girl
Dear Catastrophe Girl
Twenty, over‑caffeinated, and writing through the chaos. This space holds my poems in progress, bite‑size rants turned reflections, and rapid‑fire takes on the books and films that hijack my brain — highs, lows, and everything scribbled in between.

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the female monologues of little women
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why are we all so unhappy?
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My Rookie Anime Hall of Fame
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The Misunderstanding of Sensitivity
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Mourning Our Past Selves
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literary

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i lived in italy for a year
a short story
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Did BookTok "Ruin" Literature?
a quick essay on BookTok
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my favourite reads of 2024
from fantasy, to literary fiction, to body horror...
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The Look of Love
It is not tender—it is ravenous
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False God
My False God can keep His silence.
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early adulthood

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why are we all so unhappy?
a gen z report
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a short essay on sweetening the bitter past
the kindness of distance; salt to honey
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The Misunderstanding of Sensitivity
A Reflection on Vulnerability and Emotional Perception
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The Guilt Paradox
why bad people do care that they are bad
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stop perceiving me.
I'm being so serious.
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