B.K. Olivia
thoughts no one asked for
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The Not-Yet Child: Weaponisation of Motherhood in the movie Arrival
Examining the representation of gender and motherhood by discussing the portrayal and function of female bodies in Arrival and ‘Story of Your Life’; the essay ultimately argues that—contrary…
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Landscape and the Connection to Possible Selves
When a character is connected to the concept of the possible self, it provides context for the past and incentives for the future, creating a complex emotional map…
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Memories of People: Tokyo in 2019
The people and memories made that trip worth it and I still close my eyes and imagine myself back there in those moments every now and then.
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Matching Manicures
‘Jump,’ she said. Her small hands curled around my shoulders, just like she used to. Her breath shivered along my skin. ‘I don’t want to,’ I replied, taking…
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Recipe for Bad Pizza
Do not follow. This pizza recipe is horrible.
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Blue Eyed Alien
Its eyes were just like hers: blue.
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Why Water Flows Downhill
Long ago, in a world less orderly than ours, Water ran every which direction it pleased. Rivers and streams exploded across the world in random directions. Each droplet…
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猫: Cat
Why does he sit with me? Where does he think I go during the day? Does he count down the minutes until I come home?
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