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The Kindest Funeral

There is a peculiar kind of grief that does not wish death upon a person, but upon the version of them that continues to haunt the heart. I loved him with such abandon that sometimes I catch myself wishing he would disappear into the mythology of my past—not because I want him gone, but because I... read more

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Everyone tells us to move on, as if grief were only about the things we’ve lost. But what about the things you never got to have? What about the life you spent months or years building in your mind? The life that felt close enough to touch until suddenly it wasn’t. How do you mourn a future that... read more

Is it normal to still mourn my cat who died 2 years ago?

Do you mourn the versions of yourself you had to kill to survive?

One of my cats died

I just found out today that one of my cats, Dorus, died a few weeks ago while I was away at college. My parents didn’t tell me because i was in the middle of the hardest exam season, I was extremely stressed and sick on top of that. I would have definitely not have taken it well at the time. I’m... read more

[Delusions and Clarity—Titanic of Denial]

View is Restricted To start with the iceberg, scratch only the tip—one notices tone, tension and subtle expression, while another sees nothing beyond danger or opportunity ahead. Perception is Incomplete Biology filters. Memory distorts. Pressure of the present narrows attention. The mind is... read more