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Love Doesn't Evaporate

Don't protect yourself from loss, pain, regret, and hope.

Heather Havrilesky
Mar 25, 2024
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Melées Nocturnes (1958) by Dorothea Tanning

Last night I had a dream that I visited Los Angeles and it was all steep hills sparkling in bright sunlight. I marveled at how brilliant and shiny everything was, but I also thought, “This will never be yours again. This belongs to them, not you.”

I visited my old house, which had been abandoned by the owners, a…

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