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Every week, I travel back in time.
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Every week, I travel back in time.

When an artist decides to stop tells you something about them.

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Maaike VanderMeer
Aug 01, 2024
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They say when you travel back in time, it’s harsher than traveling forwards. Ask me how I know; I’ve prepared my whole life for this shedding of a single day. I have bulging packets of ticket stubs, crossed-out dates, second chances.

Traveling into the past shakes the body, spills the mind. For days after travelling I sleep twelve-hour nights, nap throug…

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