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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jan 1
Bonjour Twenty Twenty-Four
As far as it goes, I have always been afraid of everything. Strangers, socialization, stagnancy. Independence, ignorance, intimacy. Hated...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Oct 19, 2024
How The Mets Gave me Hope
New York City is great. It's magical, really, especially with the leaves slowly but surely turning orange and red. The Mets are making...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Sep 14, 2024
Invisible String
An invisible string—a thin, swirling piece of destiny—follows us all around and connects us with the people meant to be in our lives. I...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jul 30, 2024
The First Day of School
On my first day of school, my parents walked me to the front doors. I was shocked when they told me I wasn’t just there to play with my...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jul 16, 2024
Recipe for Moving Out of Your Childhood Home
Recipe for Moving Out of Your Childhood Home Don't already have moved out of your actual childhood home in the first place, it softens...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jul 8, 2024
may the fourth be with you
A rat touched my foot on a hot, sticky night in June. It was the night of a small housewarming for my apartment, which had been moved...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Jun 21, 2024
happy one year!
During my final round-up of my last few belongings in my bedroom, I sorted out my jewelry. Everything else was moved into a...
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
May 8, 2024
Straight from the Tortured Poets Department
To be Known There’s one thing they don’t tell you when you’re very small, They don’t say that ‘to be known’ is the greatest gift of all....
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Alexandra Hillenbrand
Apr 8, 2024
you make my earthquake/total eclipse of the heart
When my house shook at 10:00 a.m. on a Friday morning, I had just recovered from stubbing my toe on the side of my dresser. The house...
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