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Writing with Purpose

A collection of 2 posts
Artwork of a couple embracing in a field with a nuclear explosion in the distance—a satirical depiction of unrealistic romance tropes.
Defending Romance Novels

How Romance Novels Can Be “Unrealistic” and Still Be Emotionally Honest: The Line Between Fantasy and Emotional Truth

Romance isn’t trying to imitate life—it’s trying to mean something. When realism fails, emotional truth takes the wheel, even if the world’s on fire.
12 May 2025 9 min read
Fountain pen on a journal with the quote “There is more done with pens than with swords” by H. B. Stowe, flowers, candle, and ink bottle. Black feather representing author Raven Avellino.
Writing with Purpose

I Don’t Write Just to Escape—and That’s Okay

These aren’t just love stories. They’re how I speak when silence feels like complicity. If it looks like escape from the outside, that’s fine. From the inside, it’s resistance—and survival.
11 May 2025 5 min read
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