follow along to hear the ramblings of a 27 yo girl/woman/entity who loves all things whimsical and strange.

By adina ⋆˚꩜｡

on crying every father’s day

there’s this childhood memory i have, perhaps one of my favourites, that is one of the few that involved my dad.

Jun 21•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

how to stay soft in a world fuelled by anger

on sensitivity being a superpower and staying gentle against all odds.

May 15•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

How starting a Substack almost killed my love of writing

thoughts on imposter syndrome, the algorithm and statistics, and why it really is that damn phone…

May 2•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

i can't think of a title for this post

just a little ramble about why i haven't been posting much lately

Apr 1•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

my suffering did not make me stronger

This is for the girls whose resilience was not a choice.

Mar 6•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

the world is on fire so we might as well dance

get a kitten and do a jig because the world has gone to shit!

Nov 21, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

to build a home

what is a friend and how did i get so lucky

Sep 12, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

to all the girls I've been before

Growing up as a lonely girl meant I lived a life within my own head. I grew up wishing someone would look my way. I just wanted to be seen, to be heard…

Sep 7, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

too fat to be feminine

what happens when girlhood feels like an exclusive club that you are not entitled to participate in?

Sep 4, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

i dog ear pages and sometimes i don't know if i'm real

A ramble about likability and finding a place in this world

Aug 29, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

september looks like watercolour paint

murky yet speckled with bits of colour

Sep 30, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

august smells like Chrysanthemums

white chrysanthemums symbolize adversity, lamentation, and/or grief.

Sep 1, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

july tastes of coffee

smells great, tastes slightly bitter

Aug 3, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡

june tastes of pineapple

at least death would taste sweet

Jun 30, 2025•adina ⋆˚꩜｡