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Tag: unfinished

Essays

The Drawer Where I Keep My Doubts

October 15, 2025September 28, 2025 Vanessa Able

Some people organize their lives by goals. Others, by memories. I seem to organize mine by unfinished questions.

Tagged answers, clarity, clutter, Devotion, dialogue, doubts, drawer, honesty, Process, questions, resolution, unfinished2 Comments

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