Archive - Tiny, Private Love Letter

What Kink Taught Me About Hard Conversations

Turns out I already had the tools. I'd just been using them in bed.

23 hrs ago • Twanna A. Hines

I'm Tying the Knot

But I'm trying to stop it before it happens.

Jul 23 • Twanna A. Hines

How I Became a Soccer Fan (and South African)

Started in London in 1998 and goes to Portugal in 2030

Jul 16 • Twanna A. Hines

Why I Went On A "Date" 1 Day After My Surgery

Or, 50 questions you should consider asking men when you're dating over 50.

Jul 9 • Twanna A. Hines

I Had a Zero Percent Chance

Or, that one about what you can figure out on your own and what you can't.

Jul 3 • Twanna A. Hines

June 2026

I was homesick.

Jun 25 • Twanna A. Hines

If you're barely hanging on, read this

Sometimes, I'm barely hanging on. Sometimes, I need to let go.

Jun 18 • Twanna A. Hines

The Man With The Electrically Charged Texts

I was ready to stand on my own.

Jun 11 • Twanna A. Hines

My Father Had a Deep Voice

May he rest in peace, a story about the sound of silence.

Jun 4 • Twanna A. Hines

May 2026

Chemistry: Bad Romance vs. Good Romance

M*therf*ck*r, no. Because my nervous system has receipts.

May 28 • Twanna A. Hines

What the Beach Taught Me About Grief

Or: Why I Almost Punched a German Man in the Face

May 14 • Twanna A. Hines

April 2026

"Hey Twanna, what do you do for work?"

A note about making my way in Lisbon.

Apr 28 • Twanna A. Hines

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