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On Cigarettes
A brief reflection on smoking.
Sep 10, 2025
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I Used to Be Romantic, Pt. 2
Sep 22, 2024
I Used To Be Romantic
Aug 15, 2024
"Fuck it. I'm Choosing Thot Daughter."
Oct 13, 2024
My Week of Rest and Relaxation
Sep 30, 2024

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Kissing on Cocaine
Cocaine makes you embarrassingly grateful.
Apr 29, 2025
Insect Savior Complex
As a boy, I spent a lot of time wandering the elementary school tarmac freeing insects from spiderwebs.
Feb 19, 2025
A Dinner Party Full of Writers
last night i went to a dinner party full of writers.
Feb 18, 2025
He Brought Out the Worst in Me
He was handsome at least.
Feb 12, 2025
Madison, WI
Synthetic Serotonin
Feb 5, 2025
My Friend Ian
In hopes of catching the disease, I often practiced spotting the wild curiosities that might make Ian smile.
Feb 1, 2025
Beige
A Los Angeles Childhood
Jan 29, 2025
Fuck, Marry, Kill.
There was a man I once knew who died all the time.
Jan 8, 2025
"god forgives you"
new year's eve 2022
Jan 1, 2025
On Joy
A simple trick to finding joy.
Dec 11, 2024
Sunday Morning After a Party
I woke up to naked strangers in my living room
Dec 8, 2024
Aim Lower, You're a Mess.
Discussing 'To-Do' lists, self-care, the 'Finch' app, and getting out of bed in the morning.
Dec 4, 2024
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Puddle in the Sun
Reflections on the shiny, filthy, and transitory.
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