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This is a space for the things we don’t usually say out loud — the loud truths, the quiet moments, and the intimate corners of our lives that shape us far more than any official version of our stories. I write about sex, health, power, and lived experience the way real life feels: a little messy, a little sharp, and fully human.

Here’s what you’ll find here:

Unfiltered essays about sex, health, politics, and the systems that shape us

Stories from lived experience — the ones that stay with us long after they pass

Creative work you won’t find anywhere else

Honest reflection without the performance or the polish forced on public life

I write what I’ve lived, what I’ve learned, and what I’m still trying to understand. And I share it here because I believe we deserve spaces that hold truth without asking us to shrink ourselves for it.

If you ever want to reply, respond, or share your own experiences, you’re welcome to — this is meant to be a conversation, not a broadcast.

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Talk soon,

Alexandra

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