'All My Friends Are Married Now, But I Don't Like Any Of These Single Guys!'

Trying to please people you don't like is a shortcut to hell. Trust your instincts, rejoice in your quirks, and attune yourself to the misfits hiding in plain sight.

Insomnias (1957) by Dorothea Tanning

Hi Polly.

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I feel like 2024 has been a year where I've experienced the lowest of lows, loneliness and like I lost my old self in the process. I look around and see so many of my f…