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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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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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December 2022
Swallowed, hollowed, Heavy about everything but my love
I wait for my mom's food to cool enough to try and feed her. Her swallowing reflexes have been getting worse and worse, and as I stare at the three…
Dec 5, 2022
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Swallowed, hollowed, Heavy about everything but my love
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November 2022
After my picture fades & darkness Turns to grey, Watching through windows You're wondering if I'm Ok
Time is a strange concept, the way it stretches and bends, makes life simultaneously feel too long and too short, absurd and profound. The natural split…
Nov 23, 2022
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After my picture fades & darkness Turns to grey, Watching through windows You're wondering if I'm Ok
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October 2022
Morning has broken like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
A new caregiver, again. A new person to induct into our family's sadness, who will understand it and process it through her own life's lens. "The other…
Oct 23, 2022
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Morning has broken like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken like the first bird
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August 2022
Cause down the shore everything's all right. You and your baby on a Saturday night.
I've been lighting a candle with my morning coffee, a way to let the static in my head know it has my attention. But there's been nothing, just the…
Aug 17, 2022
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Cause down the shore everything's all right. You and your baby on a Saturday night.
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July 2022
Isn't much that I feel I need, A solid soul and the blood I bleed
I did not think I was going to get birthday depressed this year. I watched smugly when the phone displayed midnight, convinced this year would be boring…
Jul 27, 2022
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Isn't much that I feel I need, A solid soul and the blood I bleed
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And if I only could
I'd make a deal with God, And I'd get him to swap our places.
Jul 5, 2022
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June 2022
Could've sworn I heard you say amen this morning, Showing some kind of sign that you believe
I haven't been talking grief much these days, at least not beyond the context of "what is going on with this world?" sense. I guess it's been hard to…
Jun 9, 2022
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Could've sworn I heard you say amen this morning, Showing some kind of sign that you believe
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