Romanticizing the Private Self

Prompt No. 7: Taurean Only Child (TM), Manifestation, MAD et LEN, Privilege, Et. Al.

“To put a finer point on it, I’m the type of person who doesn’t find it painful to be alone.”  - Haruki Murakami

I can now comfortably admit I found the entire romanticizing life trend a bit insulting. Not because I disagreed or thought it silly — I loved watching everyone stir their iced coffee or matcha latte with the same straw in the same stackable r…