Grieving… It’s A Process

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“Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep.I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow.I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening grain.I am in the morning hush, I am in the graceful rushOf beautiful birds … Continue reading Grieving… It’s A Process

Cleansing The Silent Anger

2022-02-05 Miss Poison Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Anger, Anti-Zionism, Antisemitism, Faith, Hate Crimes, Health, Honesty, Judaism, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Racism, Selective Racism, Taking A Break, Transparency, Writing

Over the past year, a lot has changed for me. Wonderful things, many wonderful opportunities. Amazing things which I've kept quiet about because I firmly believe in not feeding my own ego. I take a victorious moment and then I might share it with my nearest and dearest (Not always.), but I don't make a … Continue reading Cleansing The Silent Anger

Writing Challenges, Ideas, and Being Realistic

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As a writer, have you ever gotten in your own damn way? Maybe even not as a writer, but as a creative person? Over the past few years I have written four novels. Three are fully-fleshed out, while one was a side project I wanted to keep in development since I wrote it in pieces. … Continue reading Writing Challenges, Ideas, and Being Realistic

In The Face of Trauma: Fatherless Daughter

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Last month, my doctor asked if anything specific was triggering me. At the time, I couldn't think of anything. Until a specific day came, and I broke down in tears for hours. It had been a long time since I'd allowed myself to do that. 😦 The majority of my breakdowns are quiet. Real quiet. … Continue reading In The Face of Trauma: Fatherless Daughter

Crickets, Dark Depression, Change, & Investment Power

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I haven't written anything here in a while, and I have my reasons. No, I wasn't too busy. I was stuck in my own head, with my own thoughts, and then I had work in front of me which I was so determined to get done. Most of it went great, but now I've got … Continue reading Crickets, Dark Depression, Change, & Investment Power

Stopping By

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Hello, everyone! It's been a while, and under normal circumstances I might apologize, but the truth is; that's not necessary. It's been a very rough period of time for me, and as a direct result, this has affected my health in some very serious ways, which I am trying to reconcile. It's not simple. I … Continue reading Stopping By

Check In

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Is it really Thursday? AGAIN? My best friend and I say this every week, especially if we don't get a few hours to chat about what's going on in our lives. Factor in a seven hour time difference. I won't lie; there are many moments when I have almost crawled into bed and stayed up … Continue reading Check In

What Are You Looking For In A Therapist?

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You've seen the title of this piece, so let me start by saying this question has been asked of me by my doctor, and it's a long story. Overall, my best response was, "Someone who isn't an asshole. Someone who isn't going to waste my time, and someone whose office I will not leave more … Continue reading What Are You Looking For In A Therapist?

Not Quite

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I'm still not doing too great post-treatment. I'm either sleeping too little or too much, and the amount of pain I am in may last another 7-10 days. The plus side of this is that I was approved to start taking Nurtec. I'll figure this out as I go, but thus far, I haven't heard … Continue reading Not Quite

Ignoring The Crossroads

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When I decided to take "Poison In Lethal Doses" from a printed, exclusive, personally publicized format to an online, public, still personally publicized, but zero profit format, I opened it up in a way I wasn't quite expecting. I won't lie; having experience helped. Having confidence helped even more. In no way was I "just … Continue reading Ignoring The Crossroads