Feral Truths & Tangled Threads invites you into a space where fiercely honest personal narratives unfold alongside layered cultural and political reflections. These are stories that sit close to the skin — raw, sharp, and sometimes unresolved — tracing the messy edges of real life and the structures that shape it.

Each piece offers a moment of pause, a reckoning, or a sideways glance at the systems we’re tangled in. There’s rage here, but also humour, memory, joy, and the quiet defiance of showing up anyway.

New posts drop weekly, every Tuesday at 4pm, offering a steady thread of reflection for anyone navigating the world with their guts still intact.

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Feral Truths & Tangled Threads: My Mum Ruined That

When your mother’s heartbreak takes the form of Gwen Stefani on repeat, no CD is safe. This essay traces the cultural fallout of inherited sorrow, unwanted perms, and the unforgivable moment your mum thirsts after Hercules — all the ways identity gets shaped by the soundtracks we didn’t choose.

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