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#Metoo “Fuck Yes” and Sexual Confusion

September 3, 2021 by koji

Last week, I went to a festival. It was a wonderful and exhausting and lovely and painful experience. At some point, I decided I never wanted another “festival” experience again. I came home exhausted. Feeling…

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Categories: Relationships·self-reflectionTags: #metoo·beglika·consent·fuck yes·polyamory·sexuality

Babies and that Deep, Deep Love

July 14, 2021July 14, 2021 by koji

The other day I was drudging Twitter, as writers do when they’re supposed to be writing, and I came across a tweet from a new mother who said she was still waiting for that rush…

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Categories: ParentingTags: love·passion

Where Do I Restart… Again?

July 1, 2021 by koji

Today my husband reminded me I have this poor, neglected blog hanging out. I thought he was asking me if I was ready to delete it. But no. He wondered if I would revive it.…

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Categories: self-reflection

From the Past

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 by koji

I talked to an old friend today. I can say that now–at 35 friends can be old. The chat was brief. Ten messages, a few less, a few more, shot back and forth over messenger…

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Feeling Homeless

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018 by koji

Life as an immigrant is hard. It’s harder than life as an expat. Okay, that’s assumption. I’ve never been an expat. I went from Peace Corps Volunteer to study abroad to immigrant—none of which is…

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Embracing the Next Step

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 by koji

Jojo Starts Yasla I’ve signed Jojo up for daycare. If she gets her final vaccine and all her medical exams in time, she’ll start on September nineteenth. As with Peatuk, part of me is so…

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On Elements and Age

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 by koji

I’ve always had a thing for elemental magic. Even with all the agents crying for books with newer systems of magic, it’s my opinion you can’t go wrong with Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Watching…

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Categories: self-reflection

Musings As a “Baby Writer”

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 by koji

I was thinking about writing a thread about mentoring programs and the babying of writers without agents on twitter. But I decided it is too much to thread. I wanted to give my thoughts time…

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My Husband Refuses To Be My Excuse, And I Love Him For It

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 by koji

Warning: This is long and rambling and may not end with a point. But I still felt like sharing it.  I have been doing something very important with my maternity leave, besides taking care of…

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Letters of Recommendation aka Not Applying For That One

March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 by koji

Letters of recommendation have always been the bane of my existence. If I could clearly remember my college application process (I can't) I probably applied to the schools I did because they didn't require letters…

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