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  • Neverending Illnesses

    It’s the 5th day of 2026 and already I haven’t been able to fulfil my own set schedule of posts. But no matter… I think more of a freestyle is better anyway. Less pressure, and with my desire to leave Facebook and other big social media, I’ll just start writing about everything here, like I Read more

  • For so long, you searched for peace as if it lived somewhere outside yourself — in the next relationship, the next change, the next version of your life that hurt a little less. You built walls and bridges, burned both down, and still kept walking, hoping somewhere along the way you’d stumble upon a place Read more

  • A Child’s Holiday

    Christmas morning at Grandma and Grandpa’s house feels like waking up inside a secret wonderland. The house is quiet but full at the same time, like it’s holding its breath. I wake up early anyway. The air smells different here—like coffee, cinnamon, and something already cooking even though it’s still morning. The living room glows Read more

  • Highlights of 2025

    What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? I saw this prompt, and my plan was to highlight all the positive things that happened this year, before year’s end. I have a massive backup on Google Photos of everything that happened (I take a LOT of photos), and a I Read more

  • I know this is long, but please at least skim it… stick with me here….. I’m really trying to move away from traditional social media, so it would mean a lot to me if at least my closest friends followed along, even part-time. I don’t expect everyone to be hanging on my every word, by Read more