Persona Non Propria

Persona Non Propria

the stork landing pad

a short story about social media trends, anti-consumerism, and home projects

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Clancy Steadwell
Dec 29, 2025
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“So there’s this thing...” Begins my pregnant wife, what she always says before turning her phone in my direction to show me something I need to open up my wallet for.

Absent from social media, I am blissfully unaware of emerging adulthood consumption trends, particularly those relating to marriage. It frustrates me to find they are sometimes formalizati…

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