Dimples on the Edge

Master of None

Searching and learning all that I can along the way

  • Book Review: Olga Dies Dreaming

    Author: Xochitl Gonzalez Completed: mid-August 2025 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Olga, a wedding planner with big dreams, struggles to find purpose Story Summary: Olga and her brother Pedro are living the American Dream. Raised in New York, with strong ties to their Puerto Rican culture, they navigate life successfully. At least, that is how things Read more

  • Unexpected Perks of Life Abroad

    Here is my (continually running) list of some unexpected perks I have gained since making the leap to live life in a country outside of the United States: Overall, living outside of my home country has given me a greater appreciation for the simple and everyday moments where joy can be found. I feel a Read more

  • Menstrual Travel: A Burden/Blessing

    For the past year, I have been living on a sojourn around the world. Partially by choice, but mostly as a manner of maintaining my Schengen days for my visa. That 90/180 rule is a tough gal to wrangle. As a result, and as the unfortunate carrier of a uterus (unfortunate because I have no Read more

  • Self Dilution

    There was a marked change in how I presented myself to the world in 2018. I started to feel the viselike grip of others’ perception of myself in a way that I allowed to smother me. Since then, I have become smaller and filtered out, a weaker version of who I was. Most people these Read more

  • Long Distance Besties and the Sanctity of the Phone Call

    I love to hear my friend’s voices. It brings me such joy and delight to hear their inflections, their emotions, the swell of laughter as it bubbles up, the wistfulness or derision when discussing others. Now that I live overseas, such immense time can go by between calls. Lives become so wrapped up in the Read more

  • Yearning: A Thought

    I am taking a break, going celibate, practicing mindful abstinence Why? For the same reasons any else has ever done it. I have lost my way and the feeling of connection. A reset and focus on myself and what drives me will remind me of who I am. Bring me back to myself. Allow me Read more

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