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After a breakup

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A single leaf drifting gently on still water
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Pothos on the Windowsill

A short poem about a pothos two people once bought together and one stayed behind to water. With a four-line writing exercise for evenings when you do not know what to say about your ex.

Oct 28, 2026 · 3 min read

A small coffee drip filter dripping into a glass on a wooden balcony table, a green potted plant blurred behind on an overcast morning
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Why You Still Say We After a Breakup

Months after the breakup, the word we keeps sneaking into your sentences. A slip of the tongue does not mean you have not let go. The sentence just has no new place to stand yet.

Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read

Two cream ceramic cups on a wooden windowsill, one turned upside down, with a jacket hanging blurred on a door behind them
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What Remains in the Room

A poem about the toothbrush, the jacket on the back of the door and the two cups an ex left behind, with a few lines on not needing to clear them out yet.

Oct 16, 2026 · 2 min read

A phone placed face down on a wooden table beside a rainy window, soft grey light, a quiet and solitary space
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The first day I didn't text my ex

My finger scrolled past their name in the contacts. I paused. Didn't text. And that was the longest day.

Sep 11, 2026 · 3 min read

A corner of the bed near dawn, a crumpled white pillow and cotton blanket edge, faint cool grey light through the window gap
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Ten minutes for a sleepless night

A ten-minute meditation to read silently when you lie awake and sleep won't come. It doesn't promise to give you sleep — it only gives you something to do while waiting for morning.

Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min read

A small pebble lying on the ground by the roadside, early morning light slanting across, the road fading into the distance behind
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Letting go isn't forgetting — it's no longer carrying

There are things you can't forget, and you don't need to. This piece explores the space between remembering something old and carrying it with you every day, plus three small things you can do tonight.

Sep 11, 2026 · 6 min read