Tag: childhood

More Jumbled Thoughts from the Midst of a Pandemic

.Reading time 5 minutes.

Shadowy spectre-like figures peeking into the gaps in curtains, conspiring to steal my sister and me away in the night. Those figures were recurring visitors in some of my most vivid childhood nightmares. They had terrified little me. I’d deduced that the only way to protect my family was to go to extra efforts to […]

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Clearing Out My Childhood Room

.Reading time 2 minutes.

I recently expressed a wish to exchange letters with my younger self and clearing out my childhood room (my parents want space for a rowing machine!) this weekend felt as close to that wish as I could get. Amongst the treasures I found: A magnificent collection of Beanie Babies. Every single Destiny’s Child album. Survivor […]

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