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My heart. My heart. This is the kind of writing I live for ♥️ thank you Emmie.

I resonate with everything: the achievement. The ambition. Learning to crack my heart open. The deep, guttural shame. It never fully goes away, but we can surround ourselves with spaces that make the being easier.

Thank you for bringing me home 💧

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This comment brought tears to my eyes Gwen 🥹♥️ thank you for seeing me!!

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Jun 19Liked by Emmie Rae

„The kind of writing I live for“ i cannot agree enough. Also this makes me want to explore and experience Tokyo altho I’m not really into cities hihi🩶

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hehehe i think i could take you to some places you would fall in love with !!!

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Aww if someone can, I’m sure it’s you☺️ some day💗

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So beautiful, Emmie. I felt every word and took this one quite personally as I see others have too. Thank you for sharing and for facilitating a good cathartic cry :)

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Thank you Jillann - I also cried writing this one too 😭

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SO GOOD omgGGG. Also - I have also caved and use an umbrella in the sun, despite younger me thinking it would be so embarrassing. Indirect things 🫠

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omg i literally didnt even think about the indirect thing! and here because of all the concrete (lol) the reflection of the sun is soooooooo bright i always always have to wear sunglasses. make so much sense... and yeah teenage me is dying but its really the best thing ever aha

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Ugh, this was such a dream to read 🤍☁️ as the days get hotter and longer here, I’m always wishing for an afternoon rainstorm

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summer afternoon rainstorms are the best thing in the WORLD

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Thank you, Emmie. Your writing is exquisite, precise and like nutricion. 💧

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oh thank you so much Jannicke !

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Beautiful. I was in Tokyo with you for a little while. Thank you.

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We’re waiting for monsoon to crack open from the sky too and it’s only teasing us so far 🥹 This piece is so beautiful 💔❤️‍🔥

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Rainy season being such a tease this year ! 🥹

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Such a sweet evocative read Emmie!! Thankyou for sharing your words 💞

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Beautifully written Emmie! I grew up with Pocari Sweat in Taiwan in the 90s and never knew it was Japanese until now! I loved that drink 😊

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Thank you for writing and sharing this Emmie. I really enjoyed reading this :) life in Tokyo seems pretty cool. I’m perched in my window, from a coastal town in Sydney, also watching the rain form diagonal lines in the sky xxx

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