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A story about quitting my job to write
and the early ecstasy of unemployment
Oct 25, 2023
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The infantilization of kind people
May 24, 2024
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Pisces season and the overstimulated artist, a remedy
Mar 7, 2024
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We need many
Jul 4, 2024
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The Friday Unwind 006: A Final Pep Talk Before My Year of Audacity
Dec 29, 2023
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The Friday unwind
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The Friday unwind 015: A time of falling in love in foreign lands
Location: Havana, Cuba.
Mar 1, 2025
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The Friday unwind 014: The delicious centre of yes
Meeting up with a Substack writer <3 & a second newsletter
Aug 16, 2024
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The Friday unwind 013: What is the verb that describes how you do life?
Location: holding hands at the bay.
Jul 12, 2024
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The Friday unwind 009: Are you running away or towards? and other observations from a stranger
Location: Caye Caulker. Travel diary daydreaming, making pilgrimage, Sonia Sanchez, Gil Scott-Heron
Mar 15, 2024
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The Friday unwind 008: Notes from an introvert on tending to yourself abroad
Location: my top three introvert destinations so far
Mar 1, 2024
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The Friday unwind 007: Wealth, ease and the cost of Mosquito bites
Location: Belize. A city girl in the tropics, some journal prompts and a rare real-time life update
Feb 23, 2024
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composting the old self is decolonial work, do it gently
October letter
Oct 29, 2025
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What you can achieve when you are slow
Hi love,
Dec 18, 2024
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My hiatus is over
and I'm glad to be back and writing x
Sep 27, 2024
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The Friday unwind 014: The delicious centre of yes
Meeting up with a Substack writer <3 & a second newsletter
Aug 16, 2024
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Yellow dress theory
my theory plus two new workshops and poetry appreciation
Jul 21, 2024
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journey backwards, you will meet you there
november edition - life is in love with me :: reflection letter
Nov 30, 2025
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composting the old self is decolonial work, do it gently
October letter
Oct 29, 2025
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september is simultaneously a comfort zone and a wide new slate
affirmations and announcements
Sep 3, 2025
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It's Read Caribbean Month:: Marion Bethel, a Bahamian powerhouse
June is Caribbean Heritage Month in the United States but it is also Read Caribbean Month, an initiative and reading challenge created by Caribb…
Jul 1, 2025
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It's Read Caribbean Month :: Inglan Is a Bitch
June is Caribbean Heritage Month in the United States but it is also Read Caribbean Month, an initiative and reading challenge created by Caribb…
Jun 27, 2025
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