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Oliver Buchannon
Yours, Lindsay

For women who've lost the thread of themselves.

Go shopping for nothing

No list, no purchase, no decision to make.

Aug 14, 2026

Go shopping for nothing

You are allowed to be hard to reach

Always available is not the same as being kind.

Aug 13, 2026

You are allowed to be hard to reach

Nowhere in the house is yours

You furnished all of it. None of it is for you.

Aug 12, 2026

Nowhere in the house is yours

The five-minute version

Whatever you filed under later has a tiny version.

Aug 11, 2026

The five-minute version

When things calm down

You have been waiting for a quieter season for years now.

Aug 10, 2026

When things calm down

Go out early, just to see it

Cool air, empty streets, and nothing asked of you yet.

Aug 7, 2026

Go out early, just to see it

You do not owe anyone the reason

Your preference is enough. No paragraph required.

Aug 6, 2026

You do not owe anyone the reason

Your body used to like this

No goals, no tracking. Just the pleasure of it.

Aug 5, 2026

Your body used to like this

Write down what catches your eye

A record of your own wants, kept where you can find it.

Aug 4, 2026

Write down what catches your eye

The free hour you could not use

Not knowing what you want is a starting point, not a failure.

Aug 3, 2026

The free hour you could not use

Go sit by the water

No book, no phone, no reason. Just you and the water.

Jul 31, 2026

Go sit by the water

You are allowed to need people

You give endlessly. Receiving is the part you refuse.

Jul 30, 2026

You are allowed to need people

The friend you let drift

No falling out. Just years, and quiet, and distance.

Jul 29, 2026

The friend you let drift

Say something truer than fine

Next time someone asks how you are, try the truth.

Jul 28, 2026

Say something truer than fine

Surrounded, and still a little lonely

You are rarely alone. That is not the same as being seen.

Jul 27, 2026

Surrounded, and still a little lonely

Go to the movies alone

No one to please, no one to check with. Just you and the screen.

Jul 24, 2026

Go to the movies alone

Spend it on yourself

You will spend on anyone but you. Why is that?

Jul 23, 2026

Spend it on yourself

The clothes you save for never

There is something you never let yourself wear.

Jul 22, 2026

The clothes you save for never

Leave one thing undone

Yesterday you noticed the scan. Today you resist the fix.

Jul 21, 2026

Leave one thing undone

Your eyes never really rest

You have forgotten how it feels to just be in a room.

Jul 20, 2026

Your eyes never really rest

Go with no destination

Not an errand. Not a plan. Just the pleasure of going.

Jul 17, 2026

Go with no destination

You are allowed to want more

This is the one you are not supposed to say out loud.

Jul 16, 2026

You are allowed to want more

The book you never finished

The bookmark has not moved in months. That is not a failure.

Jul 15, 2026

The book you never finished

Answer it with kindness

Yesterday you heard the voice. Today, a gentler one.

Jul 14, 2026

Answer it with kindness

The voice you never question

You are gentler with everyone else. Why not you?

Jul 13, 2026

The voice you never question

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