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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Am Creating My Own Perfect Days
A film about a man cleaning toilets in Tokyo somehow explained my entire move to London
Jul 9
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Move to London
Fear brought a clipboard. Hope brought a plane ticket.
Jul 2
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Speak Fluent Perimenopausal
Perimenopause took my words, my sleep, and my faith in white trousers. A funny, honest letter from the messy middle of starting over.
Jun 21
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Stopped Mistaking Charm for Substance
What years of carrying other people's weight taught me about character, standards, and who deserves a seat at my table.
Jun 7
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Started Disliking More People
A completely unapologetic dislike list, the spiritual gift of knowing within fourteen seconds, and why my Irish Mammy was right all along
May 28
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Found A Béarnaise Sauce Packet From 2015 And Had To Lie Down
In which I sort through the archaeology of a family home and decide I want to own approximately six things in this second act.
May 14
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Try Being a Human Instead of a Machine
Learning that rest is not laziness, it’s part of becoming human again.
May 10
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Flipped it Sideways
In which everything is still a mess and I'm calling it a winning streak anyway
Apr 30
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Tanya Fraser
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Date Beds and Remember the One I Loved
On sleeping in other people's beds and what you don't realize you've given up until someone mentions their own.
Apr 9
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where Freedom Cost Me Something
I’m living the dream and quietly learning how often that means saying goodbye to things I’d rather keep.
Mar 29
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Find an Irishman on a Wall in Cognac
While exploring the Château de Cognac, a name carved into stone becomes a reminder that humans have always wanted the same thing, to be remembered.
Mar 15
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The Phoenix Diaries: The Chapter Where I Met the Exorcist and Won an Award
The week I vomited like a Victorian ghost and won a travel writing award in the same breath.
Mar 5
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