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wash your goddamn dishes
on being slowly bled to death by people who expect you to like them anyway
Jan 12
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
9
5
5
i want to be held but make it ancient civilization
on walls, healing, and the audacity of thinking i was ready
Jan 8
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
7
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your 'research' is just confirmation bias with extra steps
when you don't understand how systems work, every outcome looks like a plot
Jan 5
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
11
4
4
on betrayal: when your brain becomes a crime scene investigator
2025 taught us all how to question reality. some of us got private lessons.
Dec 27, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
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if i take one more deep breath, i'll hyperventilate
on surviving 2025, one absurd catastrophe at a time
Dec 13, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
6
16
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sex & wellness & emptiness: a crisis of connection
in the age of self-care, have we forgotten how to touch each other?
May 21, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
10
3
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on friendship: the science of chosen family
measuring loyalty, love, and boundaries in our self-selected tribes
Mar 7, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
18
5
4
when the fair is over
on knowing when it's time to leave
Feb 20, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
15
8
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your authenticity will cost you
on the price of being real in a world that charges admission 💸
Feb 11, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
42
10
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the art of political rebellion: finding your true north
because sometimes the bravest thing is asking "what if everything i believe is wrong?"
Feb 3, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
10
3
i'm not there anymore: on growth and judgment
the house you're trying to rob is empty, but i've found a new home
Jan 28, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
21
9
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non-binary in a binary world: adventures in pronoun roulette
they/he/confusion - a guide to existing while genderqueer
Jan 27, 2025
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𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐚
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