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Since Divorce My Relationship Expectations Have Changed

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  • July 1, 2019

Since the divorce, my relationship expectations have changed. Before marriage, it felt like being on the hunt. (I’m guessing this metaphor works as I’ve never actually hunted for anything. Maybe 4 -leaf clovers, but given my luck, you can guess how many of those I’ve ever found. Yeah, you got it. 0.) I felt like…

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Shame keeps your spirit in darkness

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My Prose Poem Called “Shame, You’re No Longer Welcome Here”

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  • October 18, 2018

Shame is one of those words that sounds exactly like what it evokes. Shit.      Hopelessness.           Assholes.                Myths.                     Embarrassment. Shame is why I didn’t admit to any caring adult in my life…

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Damsel in a storybook

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The Damsel Plus Other Roles and Ideas in the ‘Happily Ever After’ Narrative

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  • August 3, 2018

I’ve read this in a book. You’ll laugh. It’s the story of a damsel. You’ll know exactly this story as soon as I start simply by the way this story begins. Once upon a time … … in a land [insert some adjective that indicates far, followed by one that suggests foreign and a third…

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Standing after storm

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Reporting My Love Life: Stormy Weather Trajectories of the Last 30 Years

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  • July 27, 2018

NOTE: The following post was based off this writing prompt: write a weather report. This is the first post about misguided romance and my unpredictable, somewhat tragic, and darkly humorous love life. There will be more. For now, you can view the description of my memoir (in-progress) to get a sense of what this is…

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