I’d had enough of doing everything for everyone else. I wanted to do something for me…
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Real talk: it’s not always easy keeping a soft heart in a hard world. This is a collections of songs I listen to when I need a little emotional support; songs that remind me that the coolest thing to be is “in my feelings.” Expect a lot of Fiona, Kate, Tori, and Lana.
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My mom used music the way some parents use the Bible to teach their children about life and how to live it. Riding shotgun in the car, windows rolled down, music turned up—that’s how I received lessons about life from my mom. We’d ride our eternally overheated Chevy Blazer down the dusty old roads of California’s Central Valley. A red chariot speeding across…
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I began 2018 with a lot of question marks. I felt restless, and wanted a change. The problem was, I didn't know what to change. I started a page in my journal titled "How I Want 2018 to Feel," and left it blank. I didn't know the answer.
I was antsy though, so I just started changing things, because they say that unless you change…
The first time I heard Dolores O’Riordan was on a mixtape a friend had given me. I was in 7th grade. I was lonely and awkward. I was a novel-reading, grunge-listening, ballet-dancing smarty pants, laying on the floor of my bedroom, headphones on, listening to the…
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I thought I was pretty cool when I turned Led Zeppelin on in the minivan as my mom drove me to school. I was like, “listen to this cool band I found.” I’ll never forget the look on her face…
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