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Are we all just hungry?
I am a girl in my twenties experiencing a huge transitional point in my life. I finished graduate school, turned twenty-five, and now I have to figure out what comes next. I recently discovered Sylvia Plath’s fig tree metaphor. It’s both haunted and comforted me, as most poetry does. “I saw my life branching out… Continue reading
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Five books I want to read before 2024
As I sit here on December 2nd, I can’t help but marvel at how quickly 2024 is arriving. It seems to have snuck up on us, or maybe I’m alone in this thought. The arrival of December marks the beginning of a month that holds a peculiar blend of joy and stress. Traditionally, the holiday… Continue reading
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On turning twenty five
As I eagerly await the arrival of my twenty-fifth birthday, I find myself daydreaming about the prospect of my fully developed brain arriving at my doorstep, neatly packaged in a mysterious box. It’s a silly notion, born out of a desire for clarity and wisdom that is often associated with reaching this milestone. The number… Continue reading
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A brief introduction
Welcome to Girlhood on Fire — a haven for this twenty something to ramble. This is a sort of digital diary, a conglomeration of thoughts, deep dives into my favorite media, poems, essays, memories, and more. I’ve been thinking about starting a blog, and as the new year approaches, I figured there was no time… Continue reading
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