Phantom Chase

Mar 07, 2025

Running all your life
from here to the unknown—there,
Quietus simmers

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P.S. Here's what I’ve been loving on Substack this week:

‘We’ve Been Divorced Ten Years. With the Benefit of Hindsight, I Now Realize: You WERE Moving My Shit’ by Jeff Maurer - a mix of humor, personal reflection, and philosophical insight. It doesn’t just focus on pettiness but uses it as an entry point to discuss bigger ideas about relationships, personal growth, and perspective.
I Might Be Wrong
We’ve Been Divorced Ten Years. With the Benefit of Hindsight, I Now Realize: You WERE Moving My Shit
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2 years ago · 429 likes · 72 comments · Jeff Maurer
‘soft ambition’ by milk and cookies - a compelling argument for a redefined, more sustainable version of ambition—one that challenges hustle culture and glorifies balance, intentionality, and long-term fulfillment. The essay offers a fresh take on success, challenging ingrained beliefs while providing a practical, hopeful alternative.
milk and cookies
soft ambition
soft ambition is a concept that doesn’t sit well with people who romanticize struggle. you know the type—the ones who believe success must be chased, wrangled, and earned through sheer exhaustion. they thrive on five-year plans, power poses, and linkedin humblebrags about waking up at 5 a.m. to “grind.” but what if success didn’t have to feel like a war…
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a year ago · 1214 likes · 37 comments · milk and cookies

‘The self-harm no one talks about’ by farah marianne - a beautifully written, thought-provoking essay with a strong emotional core.. The essay presents a deep, introspective, and philosophical argument about the unnoticed self-harm of constantly living in the past or future rather than in the present. It effectively challenges the reader to rethink their relationship with pain, memory, and identity.
voilà ma vie
The self-harm no one talks about
Has it ever occurred to you that the majority of your pain might be fictional and unnecessary? Hear me out…
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a year ago · 729 likes · 39 comments · farah marianne

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