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Pick Your Poison
Staying at home is nice. You can sleep, relax, not care about anything going on in the outside world. Politics, global warming, the asteroid hurtling towards the Earth at breakneck speeds. None of that matters when I’m curled in the warm and comforting embrace of my bedroom sheets. Besides, being outside is dangerous. It’s hot…
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I Am…
I am…An assortment of contradictions.A hypocrite.A sinner and a saint.An impatient, patient person. I am…Smart and stupid.Sweet and sour.Nice with spice.Sharp but dull. SpenderSaver.A popular loser.Genuine.Fake. I am… Human.
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A Funny Thought in my Sleep Deprived State
It was the middle of the night. The lights were off, except for a red light that lit up the corner of the room. In the shadows, my husband stood, staring down at our son’s face as he slept soundly. He placed a hand on his chest to check if he was breathing. My son…
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Have You Ever?
Have you ever started a new job? Have you ever had someone at said new job think you were gluten intolerant and you were too awkward to say anything so you just kind of didn’t correct them? Did you then continue to not say anything for the entire two and a half years that you…
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The Prophecy
I wrote the below story back in December in the height of my prenatal depression. This story in and of itself, I wrote after setting a boundary with one of our family members in regards to visitation after the birth of my son. Their reaction was… less than ideal. And it made me feel like…