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you never know how far from home you’re feeling

I keep a running tab on things I’ve compiled as “quintessentially Toronto.” A fistful of major streets that stretch on for miles is one, with names that are so customary because their origins stem from somewhere else.

I took a break from writing to focus on reading. this is what I learned

I was forcing myself to write when I really didn’t feel like I wanted to.

Deadweight

MuscleMania had been the only place to look for anybody.

stop sabotaging yourself

here is everything I've learned about making the best out of life

I asked women what they wish they could tell their 28-year-old selves

I think the older I get, the more I learn that things rarely exist in binaries.

everything is beautiful (no matter how it ends)

I am in Spain as I type this.

I wish my heart could be two open palms

& other poems for june

you'll start happening, too

on mistakes, starting over, and taking each day as it comes

it is enough to just be alive in this world

and other things cats and books have taught me

when will my reflection show who I am inside?

on 2026 beauty standards, botox, and buying time before it runs out

there's a war going on and I have nothing smart to say

on trying to feel useful in times of darkness