Archive - Alina’s Own

no place hotter than a village cemetery

Smack dab in the middle of Oltenia, across the valley from the house I was raised in, lies the woman who raised me.

Nov 18, 2024 •

February 2024

For all my Dante friends

Feb 16, 2024 •

How to love yourself

a few fleeting thoughts

Feb 14, 2024 •

January 2024

The Dante book club is BACKKKKKK

and better than ever (I hope)

Jan 17, 2024 •

November 2023

How to lose friends

There’s a saying that goes something like if you want to know who your real friends are you should wait until something goes terribly wrong in your life…

Nov 5, 2023 •

October 2023

Things that made me laugh, cry, cringe, think, take a breath this week

Another week of horrible news from around the world calls for another list of media I enjoyed/ escaped to this week.

Oct 29, 2023 •

If Lost, Return to Us

a short story from 2020

Oct 22, 2023 •

Things that made laugh, cry, cringe, think, take a deep breath... this week

in case you also need an escape

Oct 20, 2023 •

If I ever wrote a novel, it would start like this

... or the scariest newsletter I've ever sent

Oct 8, 2023 •

How to fall in love

an anniversary essay

Oct 1, 2023 •

September 2023

Life after Dante

a.k.a. the newsletter where I overshare

Sep 29, 2023 •

August 2023

How to slow down

a letter to overachievers

Aug 11, 2023 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts