Long Strides
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Last published Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Rayna spent most of her life trying to keep up-with expectations, with loss, with love, and with a version of herself she was never meant to become.
What began as a little girl chasing soccer balls, walking to pet neighborhood cats, and her father's long stride slowly became a journey through survival, identity, and the quiet people who changed the course of her life forever.
Long Strides is not a story about perfection. It's about the chapters we rarely talk about, the people who see us when we can't see ourselves, and what remains after life has changed us.
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