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What Do I Know?
On witnessing the 2011 revolution as a 7-year-old.
Jan 25 • 
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July 2024

No, You're Throwing Your Life Away
“Do you want me to fall on my face?
Jul 9, 2024 • 
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May 2024

I Write to Remember
So I think I should write more.
May 21, 2024 • 
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February 2024

Happy Birthday, Gedo
A longer entry about the man I owe my life to and a struggling disclosure of grief.
Feb 15, 2024 • 
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January 2024

For Youssef's First Birthday
Together and away.
Jan 20, 2024 • 
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December 2023

Bats Are the New Psychosis
Notes on love and losing your mind on a Tuesday night.
Dec 26, 2023 • 
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November 2023

For Youssef
Perhaps also to Youssef.
Nov 18, 2023 • 
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This is layla’s substack.
Nov 18, 2023 • 
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