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Post-Pandemic 2025 is the Year of Solo Female Travelers
Some women are putting their careers aside for a shot at the adventure of a lifetime On this week’s debut episode of Wandering Women: Untold Stories from the Women who Dare to Travel Alone,…
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I Read 100 Books in 2024: Here’s What I Learned
When I was in high school, I would regularly read 100+ books a year. But I was also introverted, painfully awkward, and didn’t have any genuine friendships. In adulthood, I found my stride. I…
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1-Sentence Review of Countries I’ve Visited in the Last 3 Years
Brussels, Belgium (2022) Other than its architecture, there’s really nothing much going on in this country. Prague, Czechia (2021) It still blows my mind how beer is cheaper than water. Quito, Ecuador (2023) Please…
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His
His truth is found in the curve of his lips and the crinkle at the corner of his eyes. He’s not beautiful. His forehead slopes too far forward over thin brows, lending to a…
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A Portrait of a Feminine Figure
Saying that I hate my mother seems a bit too simple. I don’t think I hate her. I don’t ever think I could. Not when I’d spent so much of my life reaching out…
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Where the Sun Sets
It’s been three months now since I took my first trip to Northern Africa. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to formally post about my time there, but the more I sit with the…
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To All the Folks I’ve Loved Before
H, You were my first. That’s the honest truth. You might not think this to be true, but I swear to you that it is. It is. I’ve misled you over the years, making…
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I’m Twenty-Three Now
I fell in love when I was eighteen. It happened in a flurry. In a rush. It was so fast. I didn’t want to be in a relationship. Quite frankly, I wasn’t even particularly…
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Darling Red
Author’s Note About two weeks ago, something happened. I’m still not quite sure how to feel about it. Which is interesting, because you’d think I’d have very straightforward feelings about such a straightforward event.…
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