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The Horizontal Cult

On Longing, Friendship, and the Structure of Showing Up

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Carissa Potter
Jul 07, 2025
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The Horizontal Cult: On Longing, Friendship, and the Structure of Showing Up

I don’t know about you right now, but I feel like I’m being pulled in a hundred directions. I’m trying to prioritize what matters, but everything feels important and messy and loud.

A question I keep coming back to is: how do we know who’s going to stay in our lives for the long …

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