Amanda
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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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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
- Apr 21
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 6 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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, 2023
- 2 min
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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Amanda
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
The Corks
In May of 2023, I released a little fashion lookbook called "Magnum Opus." It was meant to be my largest cohesive set of work to date:...
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Amanda
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
I Joined a Book Club to Feel Something
Boston's a big city, man. It's one of those cities that feels really cool in theory- I know it did for me. I remember announcing to my...
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Amanda
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
On Being Corny
Well, the bullet has been bitten. Website is in the world, link to it probably on my social media. And you know how there's this stint of...
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