Category: the audacity of potential
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Funny books
Superheroes dominate movie theaters and streaming platforms, so why did the comic books themselves get left behind? A candid look at how grown-up priorities and constant universe resets turned a beloved hobby into a thing of the past.
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Feeling like Samantha Baker
When your 48th birthday falls on Easter Sunday, it’s hard not to feel a little like Samantha Baker in Sixteen Candles. A candid reflection on sharing a birthday with major holidays, staying mindful of the present, and the guarded optimism of a great first date.
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Some Kind of Monster, part 3
The conclusion to a raw three-part reflection. A look back at the rock-bottom night that shattered my coping mechanisms and sparked a journey to sobriety.
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Some Kind of Monster – Part 2
The timeline splinters in Part 2 of this raw look back. A retrospective on anxiety, missing time, and the reality of fragmentary blackouts.
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preemptive strike
A look back at the high-stakes world of early post-separation dating. From late-night microbreweries to rushing into early intensity, an archival entry about seeking validation—and how drastically perspectives change with time.
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Solving the Scourge of the Short-haired Girl: A Modern Icarus? idolatry? or sabotage?
A look back at 2013: unreturned phone calls, early post-separation dating dynamics, and putting people on pedestals. Reading old entries is a stark reminder of where I used to seek validation—and how far the rebuild has actually come since then.