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The world is a mess and has always been a mess.
Sometimes I wonder if the collective, meaning the entirety of humanity, is in a trauma loop. Everything threatens us now, and everything has always threatened us, according to history. This is true for most humans. There is always a threat, and we choose (or don’t choose) how to cope with the threat (or threats).
I moved to Tallahassee a week ago to begin my PhD in creative writing at Florida State. I’ve moved so many times in my life that I wouldn’t be able to count them for you. I’ve moved since I was a little child living with my single mom. This move was the worst one, it felt like. Even worse than coming to the U.S. from Europe in March 2020? Maybe not that bad.
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