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Dissociation: A day in my life. | An outsider.
Is dissociation normal? I am an outsider looking in. Standing in front of the crystalline glass, my hand on the palm of the window. Narrating conversations, Oh, he is looking at me funny. …
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9 helpful friends to enemy quotes for a BFF breakup.
On ex-friends, relationships, and secrets. Do ex-friends make overnight haters? Running up the stairs to make sure you are there. Running down the stairs to make sure I leave without a snare. Wistfully,…
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4 signs you’re settling as the sidekick character.
Sidekick. Kicked to the side- or willfully standing bench-side. Your life is in fact a movie. You don’t get to eat the popcorn or stand on stage. A one-stock character made for others…
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Anybody else afraid of needles? Vaccination time.
The 3 stages of COVID 19-vaccination for someone with a fear of needles. Unpacking the word ‘vaccine’ – Vac – my vacation; -ine (suffix ) belonging to, resembling in nature. Saga 1 pre-…
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How to read a book for fun: 4 obvious steps
Heeding the call to read. First, smell it. Does it smell old or new? Handed down or freshly brewed? Second, wink at the cover. Then, open a random page arbitrarily. Does it make…
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Are cigarette and caffeine withdrawal similar? Kinda.
Coffee is my real-life kryptonite. A cigarette helped me realize that. A lonely cigarette sitting on broken glass. Why is it the beautiful things that kill us? There is beauty in the broken.…
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My home: A gold chain. | An ex-third culture kid.
Is home where you put your head to sleep? I am a stealer. Yet, I do not steal gold. I steal: homes my father rents, With every relocation. Where are you my home?…
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If you don’t scratch my back- will I start bleeding?
Scratch my back I’ll scratch yours. Red blood stains ruining my French manicure. Horrible of you to stare. Check your back- it probably looks the same. What would happen if we stopped scratching,…
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Creator Mania: Is there a price for creativity?
Let’s talk about mania and creativity. Manic static state. State your crime (if you have a spine). Confession: Laughing too loud in an ominous, dark, quiet land. Lol-cruising. Why does this happen when…
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Toxic positivity needs to rot in solitary prison.
Toxic positivity Ity pitty fumes. Fumigate-ing-your gooey thoughts. Go away. Negative Nancy is excluded. Not invited to the party. Out of bounds. A crown is barred from slanting. It is…
