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Don’t Let Anyone Tell You What You Can’t Do

Least of all yourself

Marie Raven
Nov 7 · 5 min read

Everybody wants to feel special.

I’d hazard a guess that most of us experience a struggle with that desire, at least from time to time. Attention-seeking lands with a distinctly negative tone.

We learn early — especially those of us born into feminine bodies and social statuses — that it’s virtuous to…

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Marie Raven

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American expat in Norway. She/her. Wants to help you to make more art and feel better about doing it. Also working on scary stories and sci-fi stuff.

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