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The Archive
Issue No. 3
August 2026
F***. Here we go again.
“"I should be super happy. I'm just not."”
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Issue No. 2
August 2026
Who Checks On You?
“"I'm killing myself. I am literally killing myself by fixing everybody's problems and pleasing everybody."”
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Issue No. 1
August 2026
Not Vacation Mode
“I get to choose what the path is.”
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