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Before we begin, I want to give a major shout out to Holly Starley as her endearing essays about her adventures with Ruby Van Jangles inspired this…
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Pigeon Man
Before we get to today’s piece, I need to say two things:
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In defence of not being okay
Trigger Warning: This piece discusses suicide.
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That Old Siren Song
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Leave My Kitties Alone
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Coming at y’all with another piece from the archives.
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The view from above
A short story about a prolonged fall
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A blister of a mystery
I didn’t know where I was when I woke up that morning.
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An Unfamiliar Face
I wrote this piece a while back, maybe a year or two into my sobriety journey, and for reasons I can’t really explain, I never felt comfortable posting…
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Digital Lands Unknown
Today’s post is a little different.
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Agents of the Intangible
Moving together as if one solid mass they veiled the sky.
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The Fog
The first time I got high I was eight years old.
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