khcollins

Tag: beginnings

  • Lessening and Loosening.

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    A time travel tale. (Please note: This was originally posted to substack on January 29, 2026, but I want it to live here too.) I recently read this amazing fucking essay by Doechii (read it here), and it got me thinking: If I could go back in time, when would I visit myself? Which version of…

  • New Beginnings.

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    “Beginning anew and starting over is not the same thing.” New beginnings are terrifying to me.  They demand, at the very least, vulnerability, faith, feeling, and risk — all qualities I praise out loud, yet internally seem to revile. Starting over, on the other hand, is a relative breeze. It demands nothing except momentary discomfort while…