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The Language We Use

Language is where honesty goes to wait. A collection on the phrases that keep us in place, and the ones that set us free.

Warm morning light across a wooden writing desk with an open book and a ceramic cup
01
Essay

The rough patch that wasn't

The comforting word for a permanent feature.

02
Observation

She apologised for crying first

Before she apologised for what was actually done to her.

03
Field notes

The words we borrow to stay

How a kind vocabulary becomes a soft place to hide.

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