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when you need the sun the most
The sun was low in the Saturday sky We set off on a walk around the block Hunting its glow cast on the sidewalk, Yearning for its warmth After a few blocks of cold, our noses red We resigned, Giving up on the sun But in the alley, just before our street There it was…
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on moving , moving on
A continuation of the big changes in my best friend’s life that affect me… One month ago, Elli moved to Atlanta to join her now husband and one of my closest friends, Isaac, in their new apartment. This past weekend, I flew down to help her get settled in. This was the first trip I’ve…
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silly little walks
A silly little walk for my mental health. Headphones on, daylist playing “pining power ballad tuesday afternoon”. I step out onto the sidewalk, ready to distract myself from life for 20 minutes. I stop for every pretty flower. Snap a picture. Revel in spring. A neighbor two doors down reads her book in a bohemian…
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the perspective of possibility
I just finished a book called The Midnight Library. I plucked it from the Sci-fi shelves of the downtown Columbus library on a rainy Saturday morning. Nora Seed, the main character, wants to die. She sees no purpose or meaning in her life. No love to have or give. But in-between life and death she…
diary of a 20 something 