When The Wallflowers Bloom
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Last published Thu, Dec 22, 2022
A "coming of age" compliation of stories and an outburst of feelings. It is a love letter to girls who have aspirations outside their suffocating hometown. Our narrator navigates womanhood and rejects conformity at any cost. We explore her existential crises as she is exploring different parts of herself in different places. We witness a great deal of love, reckless living, misfourtune, and adventure through the lens of a girl becoming a woman.
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