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XXX. The Overpass.
"The overpass knows its purpose:
to hold the instant taut,
a moment hung between moments
where thought crosses thought,
where the self meets the self
and one must give way."
Charlene Iris
Dec 4, 20251 min read


XXIX. A Girl, A Taxi, A City.
Always arriving, never settled, she travels the city streets in a taxi, tracing the blur of lights and lives, searching for belonging in a world that pays her no mind.
Charlene Iris
Nov 23, 20257 min read


XXVII. Etiquette For Erasure.
“I spent the morning destroying evidence” the world mistook it for care. What else have we perfected, besides vanishing beautifully?
Charlene Iris
Oct 20, 20251 min read


XXVI. Secondhand Fun.
In a stadium of light and noise, one fig tries to learn the language of joy. A meditation on performance, alienation, and the small tragedy of trying to belong.
Charlene Iris
Oct 6, 20254 min read


XXV. The Men Who Built the Sky.
"They didn’t save me. Not in the way that word is usually meant. But they gave me back the morning. A reason to pull the blinds. To let the light in."
Charlene Iris
Aug 7, 20255 min read


XXI. I Am Not What You See.
To be watched is not the same as being seen.
A piece about visibility, misunderstanding, and the deliberate rebellion of withholding yourself.
Charlene Iris
Jul 23, 20253 min read


XX. How To Suffer Politely: The Blueprints of Descent.
A soft-spoken reckoning.
A ritual for when the world comes calling.
Charlene Iris
Jul 16, 20252 min read


XVIII. Things I Don't Understand: "Up" (Part I).
There are signs that point left. Signs that point right. And then there are signs that point "Up"... Without explanation, context, or the courtesy of being metaphorical.
Charlene Iris
Jul 12, 20253 min read


VI. The Tyranny of the Silver Lining.
What lining? Not every storm clears. Not every ache transforms. Sometimes, pain just stays. And that's not failure.
Charlene Iris
Apr 8, 20253 min read


IV. The Church of Self-Checkout.
A first date. A plate of fries. A spiral into the spiritual architecture of capitalism, tenderness, and credit limits.
Charlene Iris
Apr 3, 20255 min read


III. Working the Loop.
A restless loop of almosts and stills: the raw pulse of becoming
Charlene Iris
Apr 2, 20251 min read


I. Respawn: A Post About Choosing to Play.
For anyone who’s ever wanted to quit the game entirely—and decided, against all odds, to press start again.
Charlene Iris
Mar 21, 20254 min read
Musings
Wander through the dusk-lit rooms of SomEpiphany.
A living archive: the tender, the tangled, the mildly ridiculous. Fragments of life that insisted on being remembered.
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