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Looking Back

Nostalgia

Ephemera plays a role as The Doe turns its gaze backward: knick-knacks but probably not paddy whacks since we’re not sure what those are. Our authors look at decades of yore, Americana, loss and more.

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I Moved to a New Country—Now I Live Two Parallel Lives
3 mins / JournoLoading
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My High School Fan Fiction Saved My Life
4 mins / faefriend
Nostalgia
Nostalgia Can't Replace the America I've Lost
4 mins / Manumit
Nostalgia
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I Miss the Summer of Lockdown
6 mins / Logophile
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Nostalgia Kept Me From Processing My High School Trauma
7 mins / The Very Tired Girl
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Coping With Divorce Meant Living Like I Was 19 Again
4 mins / Christmas Sweater
Nostalgia
Was My Childhood as Happy as I Remember It?
4 mins / C.HeRo
Nostalgia
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I Keep Souvenirs of My Broken Friendships
4 mins / L’ESPOIR05
Nostalgia