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Welcome to the Blog.
This section serves as my writing sandbox. I plan to give insight into my music, my favorite things, and driving themes I've experienced throughout my lifetime. I like to think of it as a collection of my theses and shorts, all contained in a blog format.
Amanda
Jan 85 min read
Real and Imagined
I have a rough time with imagined institutions. I notice this especially with self-inflicted ones: routine, for example. I think about...
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Amanda
Dec 11, 20244 min read
Tina
You watch as I scan over the plane’s seating. One plus of being a solo traveller on Southwest Airlines: Inevitably, there will be a...
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Amanda
Nov 20, 20241 min read
Outgrown
Sharpie smudge on the Old House’s kitchen wall I got in trouble for that one I didn’t know pencil marks were standard practice And a few...
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Amanda
Nov 17, 20242 min read
Dreams
I sit in my room and I stare at the wall. Now what. To me, unprecedented magnitude. I know I’m not wise I’m not seasoned with age I’m not...
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Amanda
Oct 15, 20244 min read
How to Disappear Completely
Fall is my favorite season, and Halloween is my favorite holiday. I was born November 2nd, and it feels purposeful. I came to be in the...
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Amanda
Sep 18, 20244 min read
Noble Lies and Geist
I found an old journal of mine a while ago. Fourth grade booklet, spiral bound. “I wonder where I came from,” I wrote. “If I were to...
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Amanda
Aug 13, 20244 min read
Barbara
Do I remind you of that friend from high school you’ve run into on the street yet? “Oh hey! It’s been forever… What’s new?” And then you...
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Amanda
Apr 21, 20241 min read
Crate of Clementines
My head is a crate of clementines One tumbles in, another out I think my color is shifting to magenta Or burgundy or brown. I read my old...
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Amanda
Apr 21, 20241 min read
Wetlands
The sky opens up I can finally inhale again The trees are sparse and the atmosphere takes a breath This marsh looks an awful lot like...
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Amanda
Apr 1, 20241 min read
Good Luck Entry
I fell asleep in the New York Public library Probably not the first I flipped through the pages of pretentious poetry Feigned...
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Amanda
Mar 1, 20244 min read
The Love Never Leaves
Have you heard “A Day in the Life” by the Beatles? There is so much to love about that song. One of my favorites of all time. There’s...
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Amanda
Feb 28, 20244 min read
1/100
Hey- it’s been awhile. And not for nothing, man. It’s been a little wild over here. I know you’re dying to know, so I’ll throw you an...
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Amanda
Jan 26, 20243 min read
Sensory
Living with synesthesia: an attempt to put it into words. TUESDAY. Easily mistaken for Thursday. The two “T” weekdays. One evergreen...
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Amanda
Jan 9, 20246 min read
I Just Watched Twilight for the First Time
The Feminine Escapist Fantasy and A Couple of Vampire Movies In retrospect, this entry makes me cringe a little. Remind me not to try to...
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Amanda
Dec 31, 20234 min read
2023: Year in Review
December 31st. You know how that goes. Today I'm in Des Moines. I'm sleeping in my high school bedroom, and I'm typing a blog post as my...
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Amanda
Dec 17, 20233 min read
Tessa Rose
I hurry out of my front door back in Des Moines. Tessa has a way of arriving 15 minutes early. I have a way of leaving 5 minutes late....
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Amanda
Dec 4, 20233 min read
The Creek Is a Portal
We had a pond at The Old House. I guess that "pond" might be a stretch. Our pond was about five feet in diameter. My dad dug it when we...
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Amanda
Nov 27, 20234 min read
New Partner
There are two kids in the Mona family: Alex and me. My parents still tell me stories of our Saturdays growing up: days when they...
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Amanda
Nov 21, 20233 min read
We Must Give the Void its Colors
"Yeah, Super Amanda!" It's around 2005, in Des Moines, Iowa. We're in the front yard of "The Old House." The Old House is our creative...
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Amanda
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Snapshots: A Love Letter
When I was little, I decided that I loved rocks. I was two years old and whether it was a gemstone or gravel, I needed it in my pocket....
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