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How to be Alone

How to Be Alone People ask me: Lefty, how do you do so much alone? First step - pick a place - it's just you and your phone. The park, coffee shop - you, yourself, and a mug Your arms can hold you too if you're in of need a hug Next step, different place, but it's you and a book No one knows if you're reading, so who cares if they look? This time, don't scroll - let the clock 'tik tok' Next thing you know, you spent hours in your new reading spot Now, pick a movie, no one knows you're by...

A gif of Rico Nasty flexing her arms in her music video "Son of a Gun."

"you're kind of punk rock, aren't you?" with a smile on her face i smiled at my boots instead of looking into her eyes my boots have been a major point of contention strangers confident to ask me why i would wear them if - and they point to the blazing sun as if it hasn't darkened my skin to the deepest tone i've ever seen or they look up from a temperature widget on a phone Steve Jobs wouldn't have recognized as a lost generation distant from his first brain children the laces are from...

A box TV showing static - Photo by Fran Jacquier on Unsplash

You gotta touch grass, she said with a smile I said - "yeah girl, it has been a while" I stay in my head, the doom and gloom brews I forget to eat, cry 'bout the news "The revolution will not be televised" was not just about the views He was saying to make changes, you have to start with you. Jackson said it too, to the man in the mirror And now that I'm healing, I see it clearer You can tear down a system, break through the walls But where you go, there you are - and that energy stalls...

grafitti of a person sloshing through the rain in a yellow rain coat, red boots, with rain falling on a blue umbrella

a starving artist, without the art somewhere in your mess you lost your heart i sat your gift down gingerly what you returned, you threw at me you're only sensitive when i acknowledge who you are you tried to dim my light but you can't dim a star i understand why Weezy felt big why Megan isn't thee Mare but you don't get why we were close once and now i'm no longer there envy is a sickness but they found a cure for jealousy you look in the mirror long and hard til you love what you see

A cat licks his paw cutely next to a journal splayed open that displays a page depicting August and the associated Leo and Virgo saeasons.

Welcome back to left hvnded love letters, your regular dose of me being charming in your inbox. One singular email a month because that is all I want to commit to. I sure did miss multiple months, I was on the struggle bus, but its fall and thus we ball. Here's what's was occupying my time in August, the month that is my nickname-namesake, and a few things that are coming. Things I encountered for the first time in the month of August, even if it was released previously. Superman (2025) It...

A photo of me, looking softly at the camera against a neon light art display.

Welcome to left hvnded love letters, your regular dose of me being charming in your inbox. No spam, one singular email a month because that is honestly all I want to commit to. I appreciate you being here, and I hope you find something you may enjoy through the things I enjoyed. Here's what was occupying my spare time in May. Things I encountered for the first time in the month of May, even if it was released previously. Big Hero 6 Baymax I don't believe in being late to watching movies, but...