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a line away
Awhile back I went to an NA meeting, just to go, I wasn’t itching or anything. I had found one near my house and went from time to time. Just as something to do. Sitting in that room, years clean,...
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the nightmare before Chicago
I needed a change: from my job, from my daily routine, from my life. Following weeks and months of self-loathing, it was time to make a move. After visiting Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, I...
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you’ve gotta be killing me
I’ve successfully avoided slipping and falling on snow and ice since moving to Chicago. However, that recorded ended last night. While getting out of a cab when returning home, one foot started to...
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endless pancakes
I frequent IHOP for many reasons. It reminds me of home. It’s right down the street. They always give me a booth and for some reason I’m able to write and be creative there. Also, they have endless...
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what’s your blood?
Me: “Oh shit…I left my keys inside the apartment.” Leaving keys in your house in Chicago is much different from leaving them in your house in Texas. In Texas, I could call my best friend Heather, who...
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35% of Online Dates End in Marriage, 65% End in Cats
In your early twenties women put up with a lot of shit from men, Correction: boys. However, the older you get the less stuff you’re willing to deal with. This is why I’m a big proponent of waiting till...
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sometimes two for one just isn’t worth it
I needed toothpaste; I had neglected to pick some up on my way home from work the night before. All I needed was toothpaste. So I peeled myself out of bed, threw on some yoga pants and headed out....
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I hope you’ll wander with me.
I haven’t written a blog in a long time because instead of writing about my life I was finally living it. When I started this blog I was sitting at a desk doing a job I couldn’t stand. Rather than do...
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side effects
Prozac. Wellbutrin. Effexor. Celexa. Zoloft. Viibryd. Diazepam. Trazodone. Sometimes I would think about hitting the median. Driving 80 mph. What if I just pulled the wheel to the left. I’m going so...
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all the things she was before…
I’m starting to enter my bed with trepidation around this time, now. It’s new. And old. Laying in bed at night, in the bashful darkness, thinking all the thoughts you shouldn’t believe. Years ago, I...
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