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Sounds That Feel Like Home
There’s a strange intimacy in sound – the kind that slips into your memory seemingly inconspicuously, until you hear it again and your chest tightens with what might be nostalgia. For me, home isn’t just a place. It’s a playlist of sounds on loop. It’s the sharp whistle of a pressure cooker from the kitchen,…
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The Art of Writing Characters That Pop
Some characters stick with you long after you flip the last page of the novel. Whether it’s teenage girls enamoured with a morally grey character or a reader howling with laughter at witty comebacks from a thrilling side character, the authors know just how to weave their characters to make them pop. Now, I’m no…
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I Wish I Could Remember You Better [Poem]
I wish I could remember you better.Your glistening honey skin,the freckles peppering your face,your bewitching, silly grin. I wish I could remember you better,your mellifluous voice;the dulcet tones of your laughter,the songs that made you rejoice. I wish I could remember you better.The worn-out denim jeans you wore,the yellow flower you loved the most,your lovely,…
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Texts I Wish I Had the Guts to Send
Hey guys, I wanted to share another quick thought with all of you (this is based on the assumption that there is a ‘you’ at all, and if not… well, I’ve basically been monologuing to a digital wall for fun). So here is a broken jukebox of my haphazard thoughts: To the Boy Who Wanders…
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Because Sometimes You Just Need to Stand in the Rain
Sometimes, you don’t need a reason. The sky darkens, wreathing the surroundings in mist, and suddenly you feel like the only logical thing to do is step outside and let the rain wash everything away. So, naturally, I did what any mildly impulsive aspiring poet would do – and went downstairs to get soaked in…
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Pages That Speak When People Can’t
“Stop punishing yourself for being someone with a heart.”― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars It’s was an odd moment when I realised that a fictional character – words on a page – has more emotional insight than most humans I’ve encountered. The palpable mixture of fervor, sorrow, zeal, and tenderness on the page seems to hold far more…
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Poetic License Revoked: A Rant on ‘Instapoetry’
Hey guys! Today, I want to talk about a topic that hundreds of other people on the internet have already brought to attention – how certain media applications (*cough* Instagram and TikTok *cough*) have ruined literature. From Rupi Kaur and Atticus’s contentious poetry to the “bookish” side of TikTok, the quality of written compositions seems…
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The Double Life We All Live
Hey there! I realised recently that I’m perceived very differently by different people- because, let’s face it, we all end up playing slightly different versions of ourselves depending on who’s company we’re in. By nature, I’m an incredibly self-conscious person at school, so half my social battery is quaffed in just overthinking, visualising, and trying to influence…
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So, This Is Where It Starts
Hi there! This is my first post on Teenage Tribulations. I don’t know exactly why I’m doing this- maybe it’s impulsive, maybe it’s genius (we’ll find out later). But I needed somewhere to put everything. To document the mess, the drama, the micro-crises — otherwise known as the infamous teenage years. I don’t have anything profound…
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“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth.”
– Leo Tolstoy
