A Birthday Letter to my Dead Nana

because you always read everything I wrote

Oct 8 • Kails

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August 2026

Please Don't Give My Trauma the Credit

It didn't build me. It nearly ended me. The good did the rest.

Aug 28 • Kails

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The Give and Take of Travel

What an uncomfortable two hour layover taught me about growing without needing it to hurt.

Aug 21 • Kails

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Nobody Told Me Grief Was Like This

I haven’t been able to journal about my Nana, who left me five days after my birthday in September 2025, going on almost a year now.

Aug 15 • Kails

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If I Were Small

No, not that kind of small.

Aug 1 • Kails

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July 2026

Letters from Elsewhere: Italy

Or, 'My Italian Roots'

Jul 27 • Kails

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May 2026

Letters from Elsewhere: Sri Lanka

Or, ‘Every Dog I Met Along the Way’

May 4 • Kails

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April 2026

I Still Remember What I Was Wearing

content warning: sexual assault, domestic violence

Apr 21 • Kails

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July 2025

This is Notes to Nobody.

musings on travel, life, and the small things worth remembering.

Jul 14, 2025 • Kails

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