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terminal boredom
a positive review of a meditation retreat
Ava
Mar 19
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loving imperfection
Years ago I told the person I was dating that they were too perfect. By this I meant that they were attractive, very disciplined, and considerate of my…
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Mar 12
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listening
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Mar 10
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taste
Like Wendell Berry’s fox, I make “more tracks than necessary / some in the wrong direction.” I am distrustful of authority. I wish to be hidden…
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Mar 6
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friction
This past weekend J texted me. She broke my heart so badly a few years ago. We had one of those ride-or-die, us-against-the-world friendships. We used…
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Mar 2
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February 2023
the organizing principle
on getting things done on time, sometimes
Ava
Feb 26
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transfiguration
San Francisco still feels like a small town. I’m running into all the same people, staying in the same hotel, stopping at the same stores on the same…
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Feb 22
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everything I know about love
Love contaminates. From Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez: Love is impure, that’s what Anne’s eyes were saying. And it was true. It contaminates…
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Feb 17
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seeking clarity
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Feb 11
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fatalism
Everyone in my life thinks I’m strong except for me. It’s kind of comical how unilaterally true that is. Early in our friendship D told me, “I love how…
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Feb 6
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competition and criticism
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Feb 1
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January 2023
the destiny neurosis
fate and family
Ava
Jan 27
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