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The Second Year

Posted 6 October 2024

Reflections on another year spent feeling real.

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A Brief Obligatory Pathologic Article

Posted 11 September 2024

Contemplating grief and Pathologic.

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Article 09 cover - a pile of physical media (vhs tapes, cassette tapes, written notes) sit atop an open book bordered by two jaw bones atop a backdrop of yellow-splattered paper with cursive handwriting

Fear of Having Nothing to Say

Posted 23 July 2024

Vent meditations on a recent potent insecurity.

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Article 08 cover - green curtains frame a starry expanse splintered by gradient rainbow cracks, in front of the sky and curtains is an assortment of gears with pool balls at their center

Let Me Tell You About Homestuck & Me

Posted 5 May 2024

A heartfelt return to the most influential piece of media (and its expansions for the very first time) that "ruined" thirteen year old me.

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Article 07 cover - a sunburst rains down on a lone wolf standing before a gravestone with a sword in her mouth

NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOU GO HOLLOW: Mental Health and Dark Souls

Posted 18 March 2024

Depression-spawned discussion of my experiences as it pertains to my stressful comfort game.

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Article 06 cover - a dark cathedral stands before a vibrant purple cloudy sky as a blood red moon descends

Lexia Velika's Bloodborne Boss Rankings

Posted 14 February 2024

Purely self-indulgent ramble ranking of (nearly) all the Bloodborne bosses in honor of my recent replay of my favorite game of all time.

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Article 05 cover - a moth peeks over a stack of books on a backdrop of an ocean with red watercolor splatters over it, a gray moon hangs low in the sky above the moth and a shell floats between them

Top Reads 2023

Posted 31 December 2023

Informal report on monthly top reads for the reading heavy year that was 2023 featuring a bonus tier list of nearly every read of the year.

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Article 04 cover - a topless feminine figure a crocus flower for a head stands holding a stack of books with an alarm clock on top, behind her is a pile of skeletons and a paper airplane flies towards the clock, a crack fractures the entire image

Fear the Ticking Clock

Posted 12 December 2023

Ruminations (personal) on the dreadful idea of constantly wasting time, inefficencies, and figuring things out.

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Article 3 cover - a witch-hat adorned sad cat stands atop an open book with a stack of books at its side, a large clock framed by pink scribbles sits behind it

Year of Being Real

Posted 6 October 2023

Personal musings on a year of feeling like a genuine, living person after accepting my artistic needs and all they entail. How it feels to have even less of a plan now, but a real sense of self with a higher baseline.

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Article 02 cover - a cup containing assorted stationery items, mostly pens, since in front of a row of markers, a notebook with a skeleton on it and a rainbow background

Stationery Standouts

Posted 13 August 2023

An inventory of my favorite stationery items and art supplies from the past year or so of irresponsibly building up a collection.

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Article 01 cover - a glowing orange crow with a human eye stares at the forefront of the image, behind them are assorted notebooks, a strip of washi tape, and an organizer full of different markers

Reanimated From Journal Pages

Posted 6 August 2023

A personal essay of a sort detailing my experiences with stumbling into a routine of daily art journaling on the path to rekindling my inner artist and shaping my ghostly self into a real living person.

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