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Albi

I’m a queer-for-short Black American who is doing their best.

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...'cause she comfortable

Cozy with who I am Comfortable in my skin Cozy, cozy Comfortable in my skin Feet up above your sins I love myself, goddamn Cozy, cozy Beyonce's "Cozy" My Daily Motivator Calendar Thingy suggests that I "make a grown-up version" of a cozy calm-down

Well That Sucked

If you thought my mental health was bad in 2020, let's travel back to 201X when I had no car, no home (of my own), no employment that was actually paying me, no offline support network at the time, and couldn't even get hired at the

Slow Down

Squid Game Season 2 was one of the most anticipated releases, but did binge-watching ruin the experience? Avatar Obi I was browsing YouTube, as you do, and came across that thinker. It made me pause and reconsider how I consume television shows. We didn't have binging growing up,

The Story Everyone Has

Everyone has their The One That Got Away story. I'm no exception. Let's call her Sally. We met in college and became friends. We were a close-knit group, most of us in the same field of study. We both liked anime and hanging out on the

Because I was Hungry

My Favorite Meal I'm a simple creature; ask my nesting partner. When it's my turn to make dinner it follows a formula: protein and vegetable. Sometimes I'll remember to add a starch (rice, noodle, potato, bread) but I'd rather double up with

What could you do differently?

* how I eat: Have more vegetables, and a variety of them. I guess that means... eating kale * work out more. seriously. I'm starting gym next month! * but also, when/how. actual schedule * my writing process-- kinda haphazard. actually use outlines and things * how i get up in the

If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?

Something to convey along the lines of: We are all trying to get to our destination. If we work together, think about each other, and be safer in these tin cans of death, traffic wouldn't be so bad. But that's too long and distracting for a

What makes you feel nostalgic?

With the quiet chill Different worlds awake Adjusting to forgotten seasons So that I may remember How it felt to dream so young.

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?

...How does that song go? The Future Freaks Me Out so I don't give it too much mind. I do plan for it and give it the respect it needs, but that feels like the bare minimum. I have been breaking myself of this habit, however, because things

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