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ghosting in
played ball in a court i don't belong with
Nov 28, 2025 • nina
o my debilitating ire
it's halloween everyday because nothing's scarier than being inside a girl's mind.
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watched the new 'hunger games, songbirds and snakes' finally. the irony was so thick i was choking on it. here are some thoughts.
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ghosting in
played ball in a court i don't belong with
Nov 28, 2025 • nina
o my debilitating ire
it's halloween everyday because nothing's scarier than being inside a girl's mind.
Nov 6, 2025 • nina
Rom Com critics
Let out your inner skeptic! A collection of poems new & old.
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I am not a scholar. But I know a thing or two.
watched the new 'hunger games, songbirds and snakes' finally. the irony was so thick i was choking on it. here are some thoughts.
Sep 14, 2025 • nina
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ghosting in
played ball in a court i don't belong with
Nov 28, 2025 • nina
o my debilitating ire
it's halloween everyday because nothing's scarier than being inside a girl's mind.
Nov 6, 2025 • nina
I am not a scholar. But I know a thing or two.
watched the new 'hunger games, songbirds and snakes' finally. the irony was so thick i was choking on it. here are some thoughts.
Sep 14, 2025 • nina
Rom Com critics
Let out your inner skeptic! A collection of poems new & old.
Aug 22, 2025 • nina
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