Raven Sinclair

Creator of "Pretty...If You Squint" Author of "Year of the Blog: How to Achieve Your Life’s Purpose in 5 Steps and 365 Blog Posts"

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He Was Gonna Propose (emergency medicine, heart attack, telephone comedy...

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What's the Difference Between a Threat and a Promise?  * * * Omg, if you're still reading this, I would love for YOU to subscribe to my Youtube 📺 channel "Pretty If You Squint" 💋 for more original content 

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[Review] Adultery by Paulo Coelho

Dear Reader, They ask what the problem is. We say that everything is fine, but it’s not … Everything is awful. Have you ever found your thoughts miring in such a dismal place? These are the musings of Linda, a well-to-do journalist, wife, and mother in Switzerland. From an outsider’s perspective, Linda appears to have it all, yet she is unhappy. In fact, she is clinically depressed. Paulo…

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We’re experimenting in 2023 🪄 Which means there are plenty of new and, quite frankly, odd videos on the horizon ☀️ New characters 🎭, new jokes 😆, and new wacky content 📺 are in store. Be sure to #subscribe to "Pretty If You Squint" 💋 (link in the bio ⬆️) to see everything first 🏅 * * * * #comingsoon #comedy #original #funny #youtuber #ravensinclair (at 𝘽𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣, 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙨) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpK0wBuvfQm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Who Shot Alexander Hamilton?

Dear Reader I recently saw the musical Hamilton and naturally, I’m chockablock with opinions. I had, of course, heard of Hamilton long before Lin Manuel Miranda’s brainchild exploded onto the scene in 2015 (I mean Hamilton is on the $10 bill after all). My first real introduction to Alexander Hamilton was in my eighth-grade U.S. history class. In the discussion of the Revolutionary War, our…

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Should I Travel to Europe in the Winter?

Should I Travel to Europe in the Winter?

Dear Reader If you’re looking for flight deals to Europe, a good bet would be to check out dead-of-winter, not-around-the-holidays dates. However, as you hover your cursor over the “buy now” button, you may think to yourself — is it even worth it to travel to Europe in the winter? The answer, as it is for most subjective matters in life is — well, that depends. Paris, France In weighing the…

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I Actually Went to My 10-Year High School Reunion

I Actually Went to My 10-Year High School Reunion

Dear Reader How much does 10 years really change a person? I just had the pleasure of attending my 10-year high school reunion, and while life situations have changed in a number of ways, the people — have not. I was quiet and awkward in high school, but I benefited from a close friend group and participation in a handful of engaging extracurriculars. I knew from the issuance of the first…

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Hello Again

Dear Reader, I haven’t written here in a long while and there isn’t a very good reason for this unexpected pause. To put what I’m saying into context, I should first explain that I started this blog in 2019 and published posts daily for a full year. After that, I slowly tapered off in intensity (writing every other day, every two days, three, etc.) until just a few weeks ago when I just…

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[Review] The Psychology of Money

[Review] The Psychology of Money

Dear Reader, There is a short list of books that made my head spin in the best of ways (listed at the bottom of the post) — The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is now on it. The beauty of The Psychology of Money is in the way that it’s told. Upfront, Housel informs the reader that the main points of the book come from an article. Housel takes the core lessons and tells them through a…

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El Salvador: The Good, The Bad, and The Complicated

El Salvador: The Good, The Bad, and The Complicated

Dear Reader, El Salvador is a beautiful country but, I’ll be straight with you, it’s not in the best shape. By learning about Latin America in my college courses, I have become familiar with the migration situation, drug trafficking, and poverty. However, actually visiting a location is a whole other education. I recently took a long weekend solo vacation to El Salvador. I experienced a few…

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Wait! You're Going All By Yourself??

Wait! You’re Going All By Yourself??

Dear Reader, Today, I am writing to you from the “small but beautiful” Central American country of El Salvador. I use quotes here because that description was provided to me years ago by a maintenance woman at my graduate student dormitory, as she discussed her home country with me. I am in El Salvador on my own, which has given me time to relax (the intended purpose of the trip) and ponder my…

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El Salvador? I Hear It's Beautiful This Time of Year

El Salvador? I Hear It’s Beautiful This Time of Year

Dear Reader, As I approach the immigration line at the Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in San Salvador, El Salvador, a man with a migración badge asks me for my pasaporte. I pat my crossbody bag (read: my fanny pack worn as a purse) and to my dismay, I realize that the hard, familiar rectangular presence is there no longer. Mierda. I quickly do an about face and take the…

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Arcade, Bar, Speakeasy Dreamboat

Arcade, Bar, Speakeasy Dreamboat

Dear Reader, Is it worth the hype? That’s the question I kept asking myself as more than one person talked up Cambridge’s A4cade. What is A4cade (probably pronounced “arcade”)? It’s a speakeasy-style, club-bar, arcade joint that has fancy cocktails and gooey grilled cheese sandwiches. That sentence alone is enough to entice me, but what is A4cade really like? A stone’s throw from Massachusetts…

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I Gained 10 Pounds and Didn’t Notice

I Gained 10 Pounds and Didn’t Notice

Dear Reader, Okay, I’m not 100% positive about how much weight I gained over the summer but it’s in the realm of 6 – 10 lbs, but for the sake of catchy titles, we’re going with 10. Also, no, I’m not going to show you before and after photos (not sorry). Anyway, here’s the story. This past June, I packed everything up (more here) and then left to stay with family over the summer in Pennsylvania…

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I Was Gaslit: A Conspiracy Theory

I Was Gaslit: A Conspiracy Theory

Dear Reader, I thought my phone was stolen until the suspected thief tried to convince me otherwise. Please see my last post (here) for the full story about how my iPhone was lifted and then returned to me. Although my story has a happy ending, the incident brought me a lot of stress and, to be honest, I think everything is a bit more complicated than it so seemed. Here’s a quick recap of what…

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Help! They Abducted My... iPhone

Help! They Abducted My… iPhone

Dear Reader, Here’s what happened. I was walking home one evening from campus, when I decided to check out the small convenience store right by my place. It looks cheap, sketchy, and lacking in options, but I was running low on eggs, so I decided to visit it for the first time ever. I walk into the store and see two men behind the counter; they were speaking in rapid Spanish. I scan the two…

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I Heard What You Said at Starbucks

I Heard What You Said at Starbucks

Dear Reader, “Guys, if you all want to leave, you can, I won’t complain. I’ll still be here.” This is the outburst that snapped me out of my audiobook (Jennette McCurdy’s “I’m Glad My Mom Died” by the way) and turned my attention toward the employees behind the café counter. I’m sitting in a Boston-area Starbucks. According to Wikipedia, as of November 2021 the company has over 33,000 stores in…

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