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If I don't write about it, was it worth it?
On a life always documented
Sep 26 • 
Ayana Gabrielle Lage
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To be free from the algorithm
It's not as simple as I thought.
Sep 18 • 
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16
What a nightmare flight taught me
I'm learning to chill out a little.
Aug 21 • 
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2
The beauty of boredom
Learning to embrace it.
Jul 31 • 
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I wish this wasn't so hard
Why can't I be neutral about my body?
Jul 10 • 
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21
Optimists have all the fun
Trying (and failing) to be more positive.
Jun 19 • 
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3
It takes so much work to function
To have a normal life
May 15 • 
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5
My tattoos tell a story
Just not the one I expected.
May 8 • 
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7
I've been making the bed less
And I'm trying to be okay with it.
Apr 24 • 
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3
Sometimes, you get married too young
And it somehow works out
Mar 27 • 
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8
In defense of the crying selfie
Maybe attention isn't so bad.
Mar 20 • 
Ayana Gabrielle Lage
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What our profiles don't show
The behind-the-scenes of it all
Mar 14 • 
Ayana Gabrielle Lage
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