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Annika is Dreaming

Annika Hansteen-Izora

A portal to notes on softness, friendship, play, black queer technoecology, creativity, and communal aliveness.

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On Spring Emergence

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Dear penpal,

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    Writer, designer, and founder of School of Softness. I write about creativity, friendship, tenderness, ecology, digital gardens, collectivity, Black queer life, and making a life that feels more alive with wonder.

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