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A place for those obsessed with living a creative life + persisting despite the horrors. Part advice column. Part cultural criticism. Fully in process 👀

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About Bowie Rowan

Multimedia storyteller, designer, researcher, + snail trying to stay alive + live a creative life on planet Earth. See my work at bowierowan.com.

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