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Fate isn’t on the apps
On deleting dating apps and finding people you’re actually meant to meet.
20 hrs ago • A. Song

July 2026

Depression is a craving
A drastic under-explanation
Jul 28 • A. Song
Is This What Tension Feels Like?
A little spark of love and curiosity w a midnight Manhattan man.
Jul 14 • A. Song

June 2026

062326
A poem about pursuing a passion even after its purpose has changed.
Jun 23 • A. Song

May 2026

A Love Letter to London
And growing out of the fear of being seen.
May 29 • A. Song
A Love Letter to Life
Because it is succulent, ravaging, enticing, excruciating, tempestuous, tantalizing, filled with endless possibilities that at times make it feel…
May 29 • A. Song
I’m Glad I’m Not Happy
An essay
May 16 • A. Song
Jairme // Enlighten Me
"a new kind of love" // en dos lenguas
May 5 • A. Song

April 2026

Life is Like Jazz
Every moment a measure. 4/4 common time. Streetcars, subways, their snapping of tracks Repeating staccatos fill tunnels, and Wind rushes through.
Apr 5 • A. Song
Have We Pathologized Being Human?
My thoughts on the ambiguity of mental health in the age of diagnosis.
Apr 1 • A. Song

March 2026

Kinder Eyes
All of your life Your hardships, your loving, Everything in between Will be made beautiful before Kinder eyes, and A wiser mind.
Mar 6 • A. Song

February 2026

The Death of a Nihilist
I used to be a nihilist. A Short Story.
Feb 25 • A. Song
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