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10. san francisco, i don't love you, and you're bringing me down

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this week’s guest post is from isabelle, another former roommate (not to be confused with isabelle, the character from animal crossing). while she is not particularly good at crossing streets (i have never played animal crossing), she is perhaps one of the most thoughtful people i know — and true to this, she’s written a devastating multi-pronged takedown of SF that doubles as a thoughtful rumination on the dangers of too much resilience. hope you enjoy! also, something new this week! a reply box! if you have something you’d like to share with the writer — an affirmation, a compliment, a rebuttal, or maybe just a hello — there’ll be a button at the end of every piece where you can reach out to the writer directly with your message :) and, as always, feel free to sign up to write (or draw or sing or cook or really any verb at all) a guest post here. happy reading! -k I have had many unspectacular first dates during my time in San Francisco. The longest by far, however, has been with the

this week’s guest post is from isabelle, another former roommate (not to be confused with isabelle, the character from animal crossing). while she is not particularly good at crossing streets (i have never played animal crossing), she is perhaps one of the most thoughtful people i know — and true to this, she’s written a devastating multi-pronged takedown of SF that doubles as a thoughtful rumination on the dangers of too much resilience. hope you enjoy! also, something new this week! a reply box! if you have something you’d like to share with the writer — an affirmation, a compliment, a…

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