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You called and then you missed my birthday; You've gone and left me on my own
Next week is my birthday, and I’m trying to become invisible.
Jul 18
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You called and then you missed my birthday; You've gone and left me on my own
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Gratitude & Grief
We’re not an especially patriotic family, but there’s something nice about waking up on a Thursday in July and experiencing that “holiday” feeling, when…
Jul 4
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Gratitude & Grief
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June 2024
It'll all get better with time
I’m always humbled by my grief, the ways it reminds me that no matter how much time I spend with it, I’m by no means an “expert” in it. Unintentionally…
Jun 3
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May 2024
Quietly Quitting
“Quiet quitting” is a phrase embraced by many millennials/others in the working world who are tired of poor work conditions, low wages, and unfulfilling…
May 6
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Photographs of days gone by
Sometimes I feel bad sharing photos of my mom when she was sick, especially at the later stages when when it was harder to look past her illness. I fear…
May 3
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April 2024
April/August and everything after
Summer-infused freewrite on an April evening.
Apr 30
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A year of mourning
I’m sitting here in my office, where the date has been set to April 22nd since last year. Time literally stopped in here, more than I realized when I…
Apr 23
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A year of mourning
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January 2024
1.4 freewrite
Been sticking to the things I want to stick to and moving myself in the direction of my dreams, but it’s still been a struggle today. Feeling stressed…
Jan 4
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind?
When 2023 kicked off, I was already steeped in anticipatory grief, not really realizing that’s what it was. The holidays had been hard—it was becoming…
Jan 2
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Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind?
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November 2023
Thanksgiving Freewrite
It’s Thanksgiving morning and I’m trying to muster the energy to feel grateful, to feel anything, really, but I’m too numb to feel anything beyond the…
Nov 23, 2023
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Thanksgiving Freewrite
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Early mournings
I've been finding it impossible to cry for my mother these days, impossible to feel the weight of missing her without feeling what the rest of the world…
Nov 17, 2023
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February 2023
Balance her between your eyes
It's hard to say how much time is left; it's always been hard. We didn't talk about it directly, but I know my mom didn't think she'd have much time…
Feb 2, 2023
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