josietakestheworld

How to survive the pain?

People have started asking me for advice when they get hurt.

Apr 4 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

March 2025

Her migraines or mine

"These days, I don’t know how her migraines are going… but I started getting migraines a few months ago."

Mar 5 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

February 2025

Me v. the United States of America

"It feels odd, knowing that my childhood self has a full dossier outlining why she should be allowed to stay in the country that she was born in."

Feb 13 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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January 2025

"Not right now," 2025

brief words about a digital doodle

Jan 29 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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Ripples + Waves

In front of everyone who had known us since the start of that season of life, we had to answer one simple question: How do you want to be remembered…

Jan 27 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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Costa Mesa hates me

"Usually, I don’t let run-on sentences on poorly designed signs affect me, but this one annoyed me."

Jan 23 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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Elon is a Nazi and Snoop betrayed us

Honestly, I’m not surprised that Elon Musk did the double Nazi salute to and in front of everyone at Trump’s rally.

Jan 22 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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December 2024

to exist & die alone

an essay on being disabled

Dec 14, 2024 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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November 2024

The immigration lawyer sent me to therapy

"If his kid needed clinical help that she wouldn’t be able to receive in Mexico, then they had to let him stay, right? Well, yes."

Nov 11, 2024 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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October 2024

because you left

from my book "On Love"

Oct 17, 2024 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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The Friends Who Die & The Friends Who Leave

"As I cared for her, people left us both behind. She was difficult in her illness, as most people are when they’re very sick."

Oct 16, 2024 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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agoraphobia

an essay on grief

Oct 11, 2024 • 

Josephine Jael Jimenez

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