L’Shanah Tovah 5782

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May the New Year be sweet, healthy, happy, and prosperous!

Ink To Paper

2021-08-292021-08-30 Miss Poison Writing Challenging Moments, Honesty, Manuscripts, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, The Writing Process, Thoughts, Writing

Hello, everyone! Despite being under the weather, I wanted to take a break from the manuscript I am working on and see what I could bring to all of you fine individuals today. 🙂 Writing is going incredibly well, knock on wood. 110,000 words in approximately six weeks, minus things I ended up cutting. That … Continue reading Ink To Paper

Always A Funeral…

2021-08-24 Miss Poison Funerals, Mourning, Writing Being Present, Catholicism, Faith, Funerals, Honesty, Judaism, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Respect, Spirituality, Writing

If I tallied up all the funerals I have been to, it would be a percentage of over 99%. How many weddings have I been to? Three. Please don't invite me to anything you don't truly want me to attend. Let me clarify that my own family has chosen to exclude me from every wedding, … Continue reading Always A Funeral…

Stopping By

2021-08-112021-08-12 Miss Poison Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

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

Screaming Pain

2021-06-302021-07-02 Miss Poison Writing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia Pain, Images/Photos/Quotes, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

I am in the midst of a heat wave induced flare-up, especially with stormy weather approaching. The same pain which started up for me last May has resurfaced. I went from a four to a, "Please let me die in peace." level of pain today, which no one should be forced to endure. There's only … Continue reading Screaming Pain

Stand Against Anti-Semitism

2021-05-212021-05-22 Miss Poison Anti-Semitism, Writing Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Be Louder Than Hate, Go Blue, Hate, Israel, Jews, Life, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Selective Activism, Selective Racism, Silence, Silence Is Violence, Systemic Racism, Terrorism, Terrorist Attacks, Truth, Writing

Blue for Solidarity. Blue to End Jew Hatred. Blue to show you are Jewish, or an ally of the Jewish people. I have watched the majority of my friends be silent on this matter since it began. I've had less than four of my friends say something to me directly. Listening to the Jewish community … Continue reading Stand Against Anti-Semitism

The Thirteenth Year

2021-05-172021-05-18 Miss Poison My Mother, Writing Emotional Pain, Honor, In Memoriam, May, Mourning, My Mother, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Suffering, Trauma, Writing

May. The month of darkness. The month of flashbacks, nightmares, anger at being robbed of loved ones... It's hell. I suffer silently; no one is particularly interested in what I have to say. I remind myself it isn't personal, some people simply aren't full-fledged human beings. C'est la vie. Thirteen years ago tonight, my mother's … Continue reading The Thirteenth Year

Dead Silence

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What I have to say will take some time, but over the past few days, all I've seen is RED. I don't know how people can look at themselves in the mirror and pretend nothing is happening in the world. I see the lies, the propaganda, the misinformation, and I wonder why people aren't seeking … Continue reading Dead Silence

Setting My Alarm

2021-04-252021-04-26 Miss Poison Writing Doctors, Fighter, Medical Records, Mental Health, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

I'm determined to be prepared for my doctor's phone call in the morning. I know he'll call and try to get ahead of me and what I'm feeling/thinking, but I am still very much in a state of shock and betrayal. I've considered cancelling my appointments with him for the rest of the year; but … Continue reading Setting My Alarm

Cats Are Life

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It's been a rough week. At times, Kitten was my saving grace, curling up next to me to sleep and keep an eye on me. When I rested after my procedure, she didn't disturb me, as she is wont to do. She often jumps up at my head and scares the shit out of me … Continue reading Cats Are Life