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  • December 17, 2025

    On Lighting Candles

    A meditation on ritual, absence and gestures that refuse to disappear. I was visiting a church the other day. Not…

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  • December 10, 2025

    Found Families Under Fire: Protectiveness as Love in Stranger Things Season 2

    Looking at the second season’s portrayal of care, control, and the emotional cost of keeping others safe. Season 2 of…

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  • December 3, 2025

    A Love Letter to Paul McCartney

    Reflections on my favorite artist of all time, a year after seeing him live. A year ago, almost to the…

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  • November 27, 2025

    Laziness vs. Productivity — The Wrong Battle

    Why fighting your lazy phases only makes productivity harder. *NOTE: I use the word “laziness” because that’s what we often…

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  • November 21, 2025

    5 Books That Have Influenced Me

    Maybe some will speak to you too. Reading has always been part of my daily routine. While a lot may…

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  • November 14, 2025

    The Last Romantic: The Tragic Beauty of Jeff Buckley’s Grace

    Inside the timeless soul of an album that embodies beauty, pain, and yearning. It’s difficult to define Jeff Buckley with…

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  • November 6, 2025

    The People Who Make Us Glow

    On the alchemy of presence, warmth, and becoming — how certain parts of us emerge in the right company. I…

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  • October 28, 2025

    The Winona Ryder Archetype: Cinema’s Original “Weird Girl”

    A love letter to the outsider, the rebel, and the intelligent “cool girl” I looked up to. Cinema was always…

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  • October 22, 2025

    Not Just About the ’80s: Revisiting Stranger Things Season 1

    A look at the first season’s haunting blend of memory, loss, and survival. Stranger Things was never about the ’80s…

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  • October 17, 2025

    One Blink for Yes (a short story)

    written by Tayma Saliba Act I — The Dome The city lay beneath a glass dome so vast it felt…

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  • October 10, 2025

    The Case for Outlasting Consumerism

    Lessons in care, history, and intention: how my approach to consumption changed for good. A few months ago, I went…

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  • October 1, 2025

    The Eagles and the Sound of the Southwest

    California roots, desert dreams, and the music of freedom. There’s a corner in Winslow, Arizona where a bronze statue stands…

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  • September 23, 2025

    8 Movies & TV Shows To Watch This Fall

    My curated blend of cozy, moody, and mysterious stories to match autumn’s atmosphere. It’s officially fall! When the air turns…

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  • September 17, 2025

    The Modern Love Story According to Emily Henry

    Beyond tropes: How the author redefines contemporary romance. How do you define a love story? I find myself asking that…

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  • September 9, 2025

    Helios and Selene: The Forgotten Balance of Sun and Moon

    How two overlooked deities of Greek myth reveal the wisdom of cycles, duality, and balance. I was wandering through the…

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  • September 3, 2025

    In Defense of My Current Letterboxd Favorites

    Why these films earned their spot in my top four on Letterboxd.  Letterboxd is a social platform that I really…

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  • August 26, 2025

    Everything You’ve Come to Expect by The Last Shadow Puppets: A Hidden Gem in Modern Rock

    How Alex Turner and Miles Kane turned excess and surrealism into one of the 2010s’ most audacious cult albums. It’s…

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  • August 19, 2025

    From Screen to Stage: A Review of Stranger Things: The First Shadow

    Reviewing the theatrical spectacle and hidden depths of Stranger Things: The First Shadow I’m a very big fan of Stranger…

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  • August 12, 2025

    You Haven’t Read Prose Like This Until You’ve Read Carlos Ruiz Zafón

    Tracing the beauty and narrative mastery of Zafón’s acclaimed book series: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books. I’m an avid reader,…

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  • August 5, 2025

    Still Loud, Still Honest: The Legacy Ziad El Rahbani Left Behind

    Discussing how Ziad El Rahbani didn’t just narrate Lebanon’s chaos — he scored it, staged it, and laughed through it.…

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  • July 29, 2025

    The Rock Album You Need to Hear: Dire Straits’ First Record

    Exploring the understated brilliance of Dire Straits’ debut album.  The setting is this: I’m on a train from London back…

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  • July 22, 2025

    How David Lynch Taught Me to Embrace the Unexplainable

    A look at the director’s enduring influence on today’s generation through his cinematic style. When David Lynch passed away this…

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