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Jan 7, 2025 • Valerie E. Oyiki

why do I like you again?

As people remark on how mean they'll be this year ie. what boundaries they'll be upholding, I explore how relationships reach their breaking point.

Jan 5, 2025 • Valerie E. Oyiki

Not doing Koie (for now)

Nov 21, 2024 • Valerie E. Oyiki

an un-defining decade

It feels crazy to say this but I started university this time 10 years ago. I remember being a just-turned 17 year old moving into my single ensuite…

Sep 18, 2024 • Valerie E. Oyiki

haunted by the "should have"s

In the ones of the AM and I think I'm mourning the life of a version of me that was never going to nor meant to exist.

Sep 12, 2024 • Valerie E. Oyiki

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