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Checkmate

20 October 2026 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

bottega veneta bicolor andiamo burgundy + blue outfit styling idea

It's finally cooled a bit. Just to a brisk 75°, but the drop is drastic enough for L.A. that, coupled with rain, has the city forewarning our "first winter storm". As a part-time Jersey girl, I can't help but giggle. Los Angeles has yet to know bone-chilling cold, but somehow, I've become just as ... Read More

Five Things (10.16.26)

16 October 2026 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

burgundy croc manolo blahnik carolyne slingback + celine cube frame vanity + alaia leather skirt

1. I swear I didn't mean to go this long sans post yet again. Time seems to be on 2X speed this year, with proof of life indicated only by invoices sent and an embarrassingly obscene Screen Time. I hate that I fall into these holes—traps of capitalism, another thinkpiece I've considered writing, but ... Read More

Female Rage

1 October 2026 • Kimberly • Leave a Comment

books on female rage feat. women without men by shahrnush parsipur

It simmers, the rage—a languishing of fear, despair, anger. Even at our happiest, we can't let our guard down—and even if we do everything right, there's no such thing as true peace of mind. There will always be a what-if that threatens like the Sword of Damocles, simply because the world is what it ... Read More

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