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To Every Question Asked, the Answer is Resistance.

because silence never saved us—and it won’t start now.

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Apr 30 • Jia

does knowing me more lead to loving me less?

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the reciprocity paradox: if love seeks to be returned, is it love—or the desire to be loved?

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the loneliness of healing

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self-help

to live for the hope of it all.

a messy, honest guide to choosing hope when everything feels pointless

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instilling in myself the idea to do everything i can has made me believe that i can do everything

the double-edged sword of limitless ambition

Jun 18 •

in a life that demands certainty, i choose to remain unfinished

reframing uncertainty not as the absence of something, but as the presence of possibility

Jun 4 •

you don’t have to be grateful for what broke you

on honoring the parts of you that hurt without asking them to heal into something useful

Jun 2 •

the loneliness of healing

the space where loss and light meet in hopes of creating something more

May 25 •

short stories & poetry

To Every Question Asked, the Answer is Resistance.

because silence never saved us—and it won’t start now.

Jun 30 •

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