# still becoming

personal essays on love, ambition, identity, and becoming for the in-betweeners who thought they’d have it figured out by now.

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## [how i grew a substack from 0 to 31,000 subscribers in four months](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/how-i-grew-a-substack-from-0-to-31000)

_2026-08-19 · kiki_

what i learned about finding an emotional core, growing on instagram, writing for readers, and turning on paid subscriptions

## [what if i never find out?](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/what-if-i-never-find-out)

_2026-08-17 · kiki_

on olivia dean, new york, and the terrifying possibility that the life i want might actually be possible

## [if everyone forgot you, who would you be?](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/if-everyone-forgot-you-who-would)

_2026-08-09 · kiki_

on spider-man, being known, and the people who make it easier to be yourself

## [i thought i was losing my mind. then i learned about pmdd](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/i-thought-i-was-losing-my-mind-then)

_2026-08-05 · kiki_

on the dark cloud that arrived every month, learning not to believe my darkest thoughts, and finally asking for help

## [on dating with intention in the age of endless options](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/on-dating-with-intention-in-the-age)

_2026-07-31 · kiki_

what a missing car, a $300 tow and one Hinge date taught me about staying open

## [why do i need zendaya and tom holland to be in love?](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/why-do-i-need-zendaya-and-tom-holland)

_2026-07-29 · kiki_

on growing up together, feeling safe, and the couples we need to believe in

## [sometimes you have to tie yourself to the life you chose](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/sometimes-you-have-to-tie-yourself)

_2026-07-26 · kiki_

on christopher nolan’s the odyssey, siren songs, and the dreams that keep pulling us away from home

## [AI is my lip gloss, not my face](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/ai-is-my-lip-gloss-not-my-face)

_2026-07-22 · kiki_

on dyslexia, creative tools, and keeping the human inside the work

## [maybe the real odyssey is choosing effort in an effortless world](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/maybe-the-real-odyssey-is-choosing)

_2026-07-19 · kiki_

on Christopher Nolan, 70mm IMAX, and the strange romance of doing things the hard way

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## [the grief of becoming](https://storieswithkiki.substack.com/p/the-grief-of-becoming)

_2026-07-15 · kiki_

on moving abroad, old lives, and the heartbreak of knowing you can never go back