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Pieces of My Essence

Ragini, possibly Asavari: Folio from a Ragamala SeriesIndia (Himachal Pradesh, Mankot) · ca. 1700–1710
“Somewhere between what I know and what I'm still figuring out.”

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Nantasket Beach, from the Fancy Bathers seriesWilliam S. Kimball & Company · 1889Musings

All the Places That Became Home

<pShe left home young,<br with a head full of plans,<br a heart full of hope,<br and no map in her hands.</p <pA little…

October 25, 2026
ReposeJohn White Alexander · 1895Reflections

What Am I Trying to Prove, and to Whom?

An Argument With Myself There are two people in my head, and I'm beginning to think neither of them is making my life…

October 22, 2026
Venus and AdonisTitian (Tiziano Vecellio) · 1550sMusings

To the Man Making His Way to Me

I wonder about you sometimes. What makes you laugh so hard that you forget to be serious for a minute? What keeps you up at…

October 16, 2026
Plate 20: Pallas Athena holding a shield with Medusa's head in her right hand and a lance in her left hand, from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses"Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio Italian After Rosso Fiorentino Italian · 1526Questions

Why do I have to choose between love and freedom?

“This is for your own good.” “You are not family oriented.” “You dressed like a bimbo.” “You should not dress like that.” Growing…

September 28, 2026
The Love LetterJean Honoré Fragonard French · early 1770sReflections

Auditioning for the Wrong Part

It feels like I've spent a lifetime auditioning for the wrong part. There was always a man, always a relationship, always a new…

September 10, 2026
French Woman and Girl, from the series Foreign Merchants in Yokohama (Yokohama shōka ijin no zu)Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide · 1st month, 1861Reflections

18 things i'd tell my younger self

If I could go back and tell my younger self a few things, these are the ones I'd want her to know: 1. The only person you can…

September 5, 2026
Woman before a MirrorHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec French · 1897Reflections

Mirror, Mirror, Is That Me?

I never knew what it felt like to be admired by someone. For most of my life, I was the one running after someone, accepting…

August 8, 2026