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Amanda Ayako


O Christmas Tree
We decorated our Christmas tree last night. There, in our shared home, Blake and I hung up the lights, bulbs, trinkets, and ornaments from our travels. I don’t know when we started this habit, but we’ve collected Christmas ornaments and coasters from places we’ve visited over the years. Like the tiny little teapot from Fortnum and Mason, where we had High Tea in London over the summer. And then there are the ornaments that carry heavier memories, the ones we picked up along t

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Apprehension
I used to write like I had nothing to lose. Then I lost everything. And I became apprehensive.

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Back Home
In June, I moved back to Media, PA. The place that prides itself as being "Everybody’s Hometown" is mine once again. And I couldn't be...

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My book stinks (so far...)
I'm 6,000 words away from hitting the word count I want to achieve for my book. There's just one problem. My book... well... it stinks....

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Apr 73 min read
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Self Care, Self Love
This weekend was an emergency dose of much-needed self-care and I am so grateful I decided to take it.

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Nov 10, 20217 min read
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Dreams
I want to write a book. Lots of books, actually. I want to be an author.

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Sep 18, 20217 min read
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On Writing Well
"I love writing, but I hate starting." - Aaron Sorkin

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Jul 17, 20216 min read
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