All The Many Thoughts On The Winding Road

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Part of me wants to apologize for my distance, while the other part reminds me that I have been through a lot and I don't owe anyone an explanation. I would like to believe most people understand that there's always a reason for my lack of presence. It's hard to believe we are officially into … Continue reading All The Many Thoughts On The Winding Road

Our Passport is the Greatest Gaslight of Them All…

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Make Yourself Unavailable

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Do You Know That Pain?

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This Changes Everything

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Authors' Note: POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING If you cannot handle an honest take on life and discussions of depression and mental health, please do not read below this image. Thank you. It didn’t set in until this month. The majority of my days are Groundhog Day-esque. Lather, rinse, repeat. Dull. Uninteresting. Zero challenge involved. Over time, … Continue reading This Changes Everything

In 10 Years

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We Are Addicted To Our Thoughts

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“We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.” ―Santosh Kalwar

Sick Writer

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I find myself unable to concentrate this afternoon as I work on what I can only hope is my second to last draft. Everything is coming together nicely, but my health is taking an unhappy turn. It only took six and a half months, two applications (the first of which they lost and didn't tell … Continue reading Sick Writer

Personal Year In Review

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I wish I had fabulous things to share here as I look back on 2016, the year itself as a complete "body of work", as opposed to how I genuinely feel about it. Here's the unadulterated truth; I'm filled with mixed emotions, anger, pain, and the more I think about it, additional anger on top … Continue reading Personal Year In Review

The First Night Of Chanukah

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If one more person wishes me a "Merry Christmas", I will hurt them. It's very simple; I'm JEWISH. I feel like I've been over this a million times, but today I damn near lost my temper, so I'm going to reiterate this, but for the love of G-d, don't make me do it twice. Yes, … Continue reading The First Night Of Chanukah