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Living with a Tiny Furry Dictator
An ongoing negotiation between free will and feline demands.
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Beneath the weight of a thousand fading suns
I don’t know what to write about these days.
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When the old you stops feeling like home
What I thought was longing was just fear of becoming someone new.
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I'm saying goodbye with a smile on my face for the first time
A love letter to Agora <3 and a breakup with haunting nostalgia
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A reminder to cherish life wholeheartedly
This weekend’s theme was largely around the impermanence of life.
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media consumption: short films
Hi hiiii.
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So, what's next for you?
We don’t always need to get somewhere more “impressive” to live a good and worthy life.
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How to be Single
Things have been pretty steady in my romantic life for a while (in the sense that it is virtually nonexistent).
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I met my younger self for a coffee
I met my younger self for a coffee in Midtown, Houston, today.
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Diary entry Feb. 1, 2025
I’ve spoken a handful of words today and that wasn’t until around 4pm.
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on activism
if you thought you couldn’t beat them, would you join them?
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I hope you find your way home
with your community and within yourself
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A letter on transitions
What if you knew you were never meant to get it right the first time but to build it through trail and error, how much more grace would you give…
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A letter on getting older
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." -Leo Tolstoy
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Navigating with Nola
Navigating with Nola
Hi, I'm Nola. My three favorite words are freedom, wisdom, and authenticity. I like to write about what I observe in my own world, and how my perspective changes as I experience more people and places.
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