Opinions
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What do Shawn Mendes, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, documentaries on cults, and green lipstick all have in common? A selection of things I’m loving this month…
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“I’m not good enough.” How often have you thought those words? I’m done saying them. Here’s why we’re enough, just as we are.
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OpinionsTravel
An Open Letter to the Men Who Tell Me, “There’s A Reason You Travel Solo”
by Brenna Holeman January 8, 2018An open letter to the men who try to insult me by saying, “There’s a reason you travel solo, sweetheart.”
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Opinions
Nah Dude, I’m Not Going to ‘Lighten Up’ About Your Rape Joke
by Brenna Holeman October 16, 2017Stop telling me to lighten up because I’m not laughing at your insensitive rape joke. It doesn’t make me uncool or uptight, it makes you an asshole.
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Zanzibar sunset. Photo by Helen It has been exactly 56 days since I last posted on this blog. 56 days! The longest I have ever gone without posting on This Battered Suitcase.…
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Dating and RelationshipsLifestyleOpinions
Trust Me, Your 30s Are So Much Better Than Your 20s
by Brenna Holeman May 7, 2017Just a couple of days ago, I turned 33. Technically, I turned 33 while flying over the Atlantic Ocean, flying from the gorgeous Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, something that I had…