learning to receive – The Clever Confidante

This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) 🎧 Listen while you read: “Opaline” by Novo AmorFor the hush between questions, and the softness we try to trust https://open.spotify.com/track/732Zsh1L5ixRNgAmiPyvrp?si=15b9ccf834b44c2b Mira's Story: Kale, Crumbs, and the Space BetweenWhere domestic softness meets the ache… Continue reading Chapter Fifty-Three: Kale, Crumbs, and the Space Between

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Chapter Eleven: The Difference is This

June 6, 2025August 9, 2025 The Clever Confidante

This is Mira’s story — part fiction, part reflection, wholly honest.(Each chapter will end with a note from her writing, signed as your trusted friend.) 🎧 Listen while you read: "The Archer" By Taylor SwiftFor the tender tension of wanting to be seen and fearing you’re too much. https://open.spotify.com/track/3pHkh7d0lzM2AldUtz2x37?si=8f0f63e91c9c4870 Mira’s Story: The Difference is ThisWhere her body remembered… Continue reading Chapter Eleven: The Difference is This

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The Art of the In-Between

May 15, 2025May 16, 2025 The Clever Confidante

I thought I’d know who I was by now. And while I know myself more deeply than ever, there are still pieces of me shifting, reshaping, becoming. But maybe the most honest thing I can say is: I’m in the in-between. Not lost. Not broken. Not spiraling. But not fully arrived either. On the cusp,… Continue reading The Art of the In-Between