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A ✨ Proper ✨ Welcome
Still figuring out buttons and settings, but didn't want you to miss the real hello.
Sep 17 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
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🚿 Why the Shower
North-ish is morphing. What began as middle seat notes is now turning water imagery.
Sep 15 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
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⚙️ The Machine Wins Either Way
Rot never stays contained. It spreads.
Sep 14 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
Malice in a Megaphone
Relief doesn’t mean celebration.
Sep 11 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
Russian Roulette: Boba Tea Edition
An ADHD nightmare of choices with tapioca rewards.
Sep 7 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
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The Best Worst Idea Ever (The Puke-and-Rally Version)
IYKYK: Partying 2010-2018
Sep 6 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
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Who Said We Don't Want to See Pretty People On-Screen?
Why Gap's Katseye Ad Worked (And Sydney Sweeney's Didn't)
Sep 4 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
From Internet Arguments to Something That Feels More Connective
Notes from the middle seat.
Sep 4 • 
Kirsten O'Brien
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North-ish
North-ish
Just a queer auDHDer writing through quirks, care, and lived experience; I'm terrible with directions but at least I'm entertaining. Headed North-ish?
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