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Finally, a hero post

Hi all!

My name is Vittoria, welcome to my newsletter One Way Mirror.

I started this newsletter in November 2023: I had just moved to a new country - my home country, where I had not lived for 7 years - and was feeling very lonely.
Work was overwhelming, life was underwhelming: I needed to find balance between corporate alienation and the loudness of my many thoughts, and this space became my safe area.

Now, my substack has evolved into something more.

Each week, on Sundays, I publish a new instalment in my Calendar Weeks series. This is how my adventure on Substack began, I call it my style journal.
My outfits are the one thing that consistently make each weekday feel that little bit unique, so I document what I wear and I accompany each OOTD with the thoughts that plagued me on that particular day.

Every now and again, I sit down and write Reflections.These are personal essays that mostly draw from pop culture and media. I was an aspiring PhD student, a lover of school, and I still am an enjoyer of research. Reflections are my way of tapping into my passion for culture critique and analysis.
Here’s some of the Reflections I am proudest of:

1. Reflection #1: An ode to teary-eyed corporate besties of the world - A personal essay about my emotions

2. Reflection #2: On Calvin Klein, the big idea and desire

3. Reflection #3: Beauty as a tool to self-liberation

4. Reflection #6: on the capitalist mindset

5. Reflection #7: on queer ships and queerbaiting

6. Reflection #9: the American hero complex

7. Reflection #10: is anyone actually eating?!?

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Thank you for being here!!

Vittoria