Blast from the Past...

 Hey Blogger Fam!! I've been in this game for a while and I thought I'd show off some of my favorite pieces from way back when... Don't worry I have new stuff coming soon, but a few of you haven't been around from the beginning so take a look! :) 

My Name is Jali: The Dam: Well the dam finally broke Two weeks of confusion, irritation, physical and emotional pain, and anxiety finally got to me and the tears ca...

 My Name is Jali: The Necessity of Love: For the past few months I have not had it in me to blog. The excuses are endless. My grandpa passed. I started grad school. I'm tired all...

 My Name is Jali: Thought Vomits: The thing about me is that I always want to say something but when I open my mouth the right words never come out So every once in awhile I...

 My Name is Jali: Turnaround: So I'm sitting in my parents' home in Brooklyn, and I just started to think about how far I've come in the last year. It's not hard to see w...

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