lost in los angeles | Kelsey Clarke | Substack

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the liability of intelligence

on thinking too much, understanding too little, and the illusion that self-awareness is wisdom

Jan 27 • Kelsey Clarke

you were taught to abandon girlhood

girlhood is a world that deserves be continually embraced in a society that demands otherwise

Jan 13 • Kelsey Clarke

why does my life feel like a movie i'm watching from the outside?

surely a girl is entitled to one day a year of meta-performative existential ennui

Jan 1 • Kelsey Clarke

heart-first, head-last... this is how you fall in love

a meditation on first dates, taking a leap of faith, and maybe even fate itself

Dec 23, 2025 • Kelsey Clarke

you run into someone you once loved...

when the past walks into the room, and you realize you’ve both become strangers

Dec 2, 2025 • Kelsey Clarke

confessions of a serial dater

reflections on growing up in the shadow of the Male Gaze

Nov 18, 2025 • Kelsey Clarke

lost in los angeles

lost in los angeles

notes on love, heartbreak, identity, and the beautiful, terrible chaos of growing up.

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