Mother, Do You Hear Me

Lately, I have been having too many I need my mom moments

Mar 30 • Shay ⭐️

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The Performance of Friendship

Friendship is something I have been thinking about a lot lately.

Mar 14 • Shay ⭐️

327

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85

The People Yearn for Third Spaces

A few hours ago, I met a friend at a café.

Mar 9 • Shay ⭐️

381

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February 2026

twenty-three

I turned twenty–three today

Feb 21 • Shay ⭐️

122

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Weather Report

In Minnesota,

Feb 8 • Shay ⭐️

75

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January 2026

Do I Actually Like My Friends?

On Friendship, Intention, and Choosing Each Other

Jan 2 • Shay ⭐️

846

42

269

December 2025

To Be Desired, Or Not To Be

I’ve been thinking about desire, not just romantic or sexual desire, but the desire to be held by the world, to be recognized, chosen, understood.

Dec 11, 2025 • Shay ⭐️

1,248

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November 2025

When We Don’t Talk About Grief

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of being in the presence of my friends as they sat at the altar for Día de los Muertos. The room glowed softly…

Nov 25, 2025 • Shay ⭐️

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HOMIES ISSUE NO.2 SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

HEY HOMIESSS⭐️

Published on HOMIES. • Nov 8, 2025

September 2025

The Epidemic of Avoidants

I hate avoidants.

Sep 6, 2025 • Shay ⭐️

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189

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August 2025

The Self I Never Got to Be

Something has been on my mind lately: I have absolutely no recollection of who I was before I turned sixteen.

Aug 25, 2025 • Shay ⭐️

380

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I Want to Die a Creative

In middle school, there was always that debate: left-brained vs.

Aug 18, 2025 • Shay ⭐️

428

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