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    Absence Makes the Hatred Grow Stronger

    July 20, 2026 /No Comments

    On the particular exhaustion of being back in your mother's hometown, and why some daughters don't miss the phone call.

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    I’m Gonna Wash That Limerence Outta My Hair

    July 19, 2026 /No Comments

    Exposure therapy, not willpower, ended a months-long fixation. The verdict on what happens when mystery meets forced proximity.

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    Rest In Peace, And Other Lies They Tell

    July 17, 2026 /No Comments

    A woman dies in the Colonia, and the neighborhood suddenly remembers her fondly. I don't. Some truths don't get nicer just because someone stopped breathing.

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    The Limerence Relapse

    July 12, 2026 /No Comments

    Round two of the crush I swore I wasn't going to write about, and this time there's no pretending the outfit choice was an accident.

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    Dear Stupid Ass Neighbors,

    July 10, 2026 /No Comments

    A letter my neighbors will never read. About gossip, corruption, and the survival logic that outlives the war that made it. Turns out it sounds familiar.

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