No Girl is an Island | Lani V. Cox | Substack

Welcome to my memoir

born between worlds trying to find the one I belong to ~ and gradually discovering I was never supposed to choose

Jan 1, 2025 • Lani V. Cox

Living with lizards

14 hrs ago • Lani V. Cox

Hair: a braided essay

retelling Rapunzel + memoir

Jun 4 • Lani V. Cox

May: Milestones

birthdays, books, and bling?

May 21 • Lani V. Cox

31. The day I stopped wanting to be Thai

A road trip, a democratic mob, and relatives who had other plans

May 14 • Lani V. Cox

Swim on over 🏊‍♂️

Recent posts

30. What they never told you about bra shopping in Thailand

Getting sized in a country that already thinks it knows you

May 6 • Lani V. Cox

29. American driver, get away from me

You can take the girl out of Hawaii...

Apr 29 • Lani V. Cox

27. Are you China?

A life spent answering the wrong question

Apr 23 • Lani V. Cox

Surrender, service, and renegotiation

Apr 15 • Lani V. Cox

28. Saving 50 cents in Siem Reap

The price of not knowing the price

Apr 2 • Lani V. Cox

March: Momentum

On fine-tuning, forward motion, and getting out of my own head

Mar 19 • Lani V. Cox

26. The Land of Smiles

Thailand didn’t teach me who I was—it revealed the ground beneath me.

Mar 12 • Lani V. Cox

25. What is home?

Home as accumulation, not conclusion

Mar 5 • Lani V. Cox

24. The house my mother built (part 2)

Feb 19 • Lani V. Cox

No Girl is an Island

No Girl is an Island

Memoir, meaning, and misadventures from a writer learning how to be at home in the world.

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