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Ema

@traumaandcompany.bsky.social
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Pakistani-American, based in London traumaandcompany.substack.com

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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Did you know that around 40 libraries close in the UK every year? At this point, visiting the library is a symbol of rebellion
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VISITING MY LOCAL LIBRARY
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Over sixty years later, the cinematography of Lawrence of Arabia (1962) still holds up beautifully
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
ONE YEAR WRITING ON SUBSTACK
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Today I learned that by the end of the year Denmark’s postal service will cease delivering letters and something inside me died In 2024, the number of letters delivered dropped by over 30% after the government increased the price of postage to $4.5 per letter 1/3
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
just finished reading @pamelapetro.bsky.social’s piece “goutweed” in edition #1 of @foldingrockmag.bsky.social—unhinged, surprising & absolutely fabulous!
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
this was a fucking vibe @unwinnable.com unwinnable.com/2025/09/02/g...
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GTA IV's Time Capsule - Unwinnable
The world of Grand Theft Auto IV is one of stasis.
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
just bought the latest issue of @thedeadlands.com, looking forward to getting into this after work💀
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
absolutely loved this essay from the @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social by Tristram Fane Saunders (as I start my own literary magazine, yikes)!! sharing my five favorite insights in the thread below👇🏽 1/3 thelondonmagazine.org/article/essa...
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The London Magazine @thelondonmagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
'There’s big trouble in the world of little magazines.' — Tristram Fane Saunders Tristram Fane Saunders on what makes 'little magazines' so fragile, why they matter and why they so often vanish without any fanfare. Read here: thelondonmagazine.org/article/essa...
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Essay | Why Magazines Fail by Tristram Fane Saunders - The London Magazine
Drawing on recent literary magazine closures, Tristram Fane Saunders asks what makes 'little magazines' so fragile, why they matter and why they so often vanish.
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
“Anonymous eyes don’t owe me anything, unlike the ones that used to help me do my mascara.”
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
“The experience of social media that involves comparing yourself to people you know is torture at best.” open.substack.com/pub/traumaan...
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
is it possible to be a successful woman in this world without sexualizing yourself to some extent? asking for a friend.. open.substack.com/pub/traumaan...
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
a collection of essays I put together that is very popular right now😌 #substack #essays
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10 substack essays you need to read if you feel stuck
on being brave enough to take what's yours, even if it's uncomfortable
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
ramblings about friends I’ve fallen out of touch with #friends #substack #ladybird
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to all the friends i’ve fallen out of touch with
what are you supposed to do with yourself once a little piece of you is gone?
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
in memory of my late aunt #grief #obituary #substack
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notes on grief: an obituary
how faith, voice messages, and dreams helped me grieve my aunt
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
My favorite #quote from chapter one😌 #substack #book
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
The first chapter of my #book is out now. If you love stories of first love, especially unrequited love, the kind of love that consumes you when you’re too young to know better, the one you’re afraid, and sometimes ashamed, to admit is love, this is for you. #lovestory
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chapter one: it was so simple in the moonlight
“Lua” by Bright Eyes
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
a personal piece that also speaks to the larger issue of women’s health and the pain we are expected to endure. even if you’ve never taken birth control, have you ever felt gaslighted for the pain that comes with being a woman? #birthcontrol #contraception #womenshealth
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we need to talk about hormonal birth control
on listening to your body, and the history of pain that is women's health
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
in defense of the e-reader… (p.s. if amazon wants to sponsor this post I wouldn’t be opposed to it) #blog #substack #kindle #books #reading #litgirl
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don't shit on the girl with a kindle
can you be a lit girl, and own an e-reader?
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
my latest piece is a reflection on a recent visit to a cemetery in london, contemplating ideas such as mortality, remembrance, and grief, and the different ways you see them expressed🕯️🌑 #cemetery #london #substack
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remembering necropolis
thoughts I had walking around a cemetery
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
oof, winter in london came abruptly
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
it’s crazy how there’s a new social media platform every year, but there are countless real-life social networks that never recovered from the pandemic
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
my reflections on being 4 years insta-sober #instagram #socialmedia #detox #reflection #blog #journal
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on being chronically offline
reflections on being 4 years insta-sober
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
a piece I wrote about William Shakespeare Burton’s The Wounded Cavalier (1855), my first attempt at writing about art #art #arthistory
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love, love will take you there
an amateur's attempt at writing about art
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
saw this super cool canva ad in east london over the weekend #london #canva #art
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
let’s find out how decentralized this shit really is
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
on Frederic Leighton, the quality over quantity debate, and finding your way as an artist #art #arthistory
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in praise of a methodical approach to art
on Frederic Leighton, the quality over quantity debate, and finding your way as an artist
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Christmas in London, sponsored by Chanel and James Bond #christmas #london
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Ema @traumaandcompany.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
completely agree! that's what my latest substack post is all about
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in praise of a methodical approach to art
on Frederic Leighton, the quality over quantity debate, and finding your way as an artist
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Gleafer @gleafer.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Normalize posting the messy sketches! Normalize sharing your least favorite pieces! Normalize creating art for vengeance by drawing your enemies in compromising positions with various farm equipment! Normalize group critiques!
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