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Just call me Desire: origins of Zen Desire
The people I work with, my friends, people who look out for me and respect me and protect me, they just call me Desire. And they do it openly. And they don’t make me feel weird about it. They just treat it like my name. Because that’s what it is. A name. I am Desire…
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In the In-Between: autonomy, social anxiety, and visibility
I don’t know how electrolytes became a sign of affection, but here we are. I was so jazzed about January’s post, I wanted to write something really articulate and thought-out. But I’m exhausted of reaching for perfection. I just want to write. In the spirit of my new mantra, “close is enough is great,” I…
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I Didn’t Think This Far Ahead
Reflections on courage, creativity, and what now? It’s January 1st, 2026 – congratulations baby, we made it! The first thing I want to do is thank you for being here. Thank you for being you. And thank GOD we made it to a new year. I tried to play down the significance of the new…
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a long lost love letter
a poem dedicated to post-breakup grief The man I love is in Georgia Southern boy *says with proud accent on south* He’s tall and strong and slender Like a light pole Beaconing hope from afar. His eyes are a safe place, His hands wide and long His chest is the best pillow Though it lay…
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CN TOWER – Chord Study | Drake x PARTYNEXTDOOR
It’s finally done. How to play CN TOWER by Drake x PARTYNEXTDOOR on piano, the written tutorial. Just the chords, Desire: B major 7 | B – D# – F# – A# – D# Bb minor 7 | Bb — Bb – Db – F – Ab Bb7 | Bb — Bb – D –…
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Apple Music Q and A
I recently answered these questions for my artist profile on Apple Music, and I wanted to share them here. It feels grounding to reflect on my artistic career, past present and future, especially after I’ve been focused on other projects. Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. When I was old enough to…
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The Entrepreneurial Spirit of the Ghetto
“If you black and you struggling that word is called hustle” – Da Hype Click, What I Know from their 1995 tape “Everyday Life”. I leave this playlist here as the proper meditative listen around this subject. I recalled a conversation I had with my friend about how in school, he would make around $40…
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Hyperbolic Time Chamber
What’s beautiful about this moment, is being so closely aligned to people & things & ideas I do truly care about. That’s why I feel like I’m in a hyperbolic time chamber; in this place, time is not linear. I experience points in my present & future, but the past is untouchable. I witness it…
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My skincare routine for vibrant skin
Made this for my best friend and anyone else who’s curious 🙂 Before we begin: I linked to the product websites, but many of these products or similar junts can be found in brick and mortar stores as well. I’ll leave details below. ALSO, read on to the end to find out how I get…
“Do not love the world or anything in the world.”
1 John 2:15
Rose of Memphis 