Archive - Permanent Retrograde

Some People Can’t Leave. They Can Only Burn It Down.

Some people don’t just end relationships.

16 hrs ago •

Kelly Oxford

The Friends Who Ghost You During A Crisis.

You find out you have cancer and suddenly Jennifer from book club stops texting.

Dec 9 •

Kelly Oxford

A List Of Names I’ve Never Used

Names matter more than we want them to.

Dec 8 •

Kelly Oxford

Dear Parents Of Screaming Babies

I’ve transported 20,873 spiders out of 20 different homes in my lifetime.

Dec 3 •

Kelly Oxford

What If Keeping Everyone Anxious Is the Point?

Earlier this morning, I saw this thing on Twitter that said: what if governments learned from MKUltra that trauma controls people, so now they just…

Dec 2 •

Kelly Oxford

November 2025

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