closure - by Nicole - startingfromnix

give up the ghosts

Impression Soleil Levant (Sunrise) by Claude Monet Hi friends, I’m writing to you from San Francisco, but in the coming weeks I’ll be writing to you from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and (maybe) Miami. There’s a lot of movement going on in my life at the moment. Motion is good, but overwhelming at times. It’s a new year and that means both the end and the beginning to many things. On a related note, I’ve been thinking about closure, endings, and letting go. Hence, this draft of an essay below. To be completely honest I’m not sure if I like it, but I’m posting it anyways – not everything has…

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