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Main Character Summer: The July Glow-Up Guide Every Young Woman Needs
There is something magical about July. Maybe it’s the golden-hour sunsets, rooftop brunches, weekend road trips, or the simple fact that summer feels like a fresh start. Whatever it is, July has a way of making us want more, not necessarily more stuff, but more life. More laughter. More confidence. More memories. More moments that…
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The List
Below is a list of solemn promises I had bound myself to My only weakness Was driving as only I had the key I promise I was sober Ascetic, clear-headed, cold sober But adrenaline was rushing through my veins Heart in drums as I vowed “Shalt I lose heart I will climb mountains To secure…
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Evidence That Life Is Actually Quite Nice
A gentle reminder: there is still plenty of good to be found. A good room spray. A current fave is the Le Luxe Fresh Cotton Fabric Mist. Chef’s kiss. When your partner does the thing, demonstrating they understand you. Buying your favorite snack at the right time, doing a chore when they can see that…
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Red, White, Blue
Red, the color of rage, Of passion that would never cease. Red, the color of a nation Born of blood and tears, Where the cries of the forefathers rang Out across the Appalachian mountains Red spilled the ground Of voices wishing for a voice Red bloomed the flowers Promising a new freedom granted once more…
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Durban July
The 2026 Hollywoodbets Durban July takes place on Saturday, July 4, 2026. This 130th edition of Africa’s premier horse racing and social event will be held at the Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa. Themed “Country Allure”, the event features a record-breaking R10 million prize purse for the main race and a star-studded music…
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Slow Down This Summer With Sweet Magnolias
Grab a tall glass of sweet tea, or perhaps a pitcher of the Magnolias’ famous margaritas, and settle in for a visit to Serenity. If you’re looking for a show to watch this summer that encourages you to slow down, reconnect, and savor life’s little moments, Sweet Magnolias might be exactly what you’re looking for.…
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Sometimes It’s Not Worth The Fight
You will encounter people who try to provoke you. They enjoy fighting, they enjoy ruining your day, and they probably hate themselves. Not as much as they hate, you not responding to the invitation to argue. They feed off making you upset. Somehow, making others miserable makes them extremely happy. Learning when to walk away…
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July 2026 Issue 6 Volume 1
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Fig Tree Theory
Most people say Sylvia Plath’s fig tree is about indecision. You know the metaphor: every fig represents a different future. One is a writer. One is love. One is moving away. And while you’re trying to choose, the figs begin to shrivel and fall. But I don’t think the fig tree is really about indecision.…
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Arrivederci, Common Sense
The website had promised wind in your hair. Sara had interpreted this loosely, given that she’d be wearing a helmet, but she’d allowed herself the fantasy anyway: sun-warmed roads, the glitter of the Mediterranean, and herself looking effortlessly continental, like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday, gamine and windswept. People back home would be unbearable about…
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Growing
She was not the same girl she was a year ago, and she never would be again. It saddened her to know that something she loved so very much was now beyond reach. Yet all the past parts of who she had been had made her who she was today, knowing that in this life,…
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Everything I Do
I see you every day, you are not here but you live within me. I am left cleaning a mess you left but still a mess you never made. I still check your emails, answer your calls because I somehow want to believe you never left. I wanna feel like you are still here. I…
