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Day of Change

Finally, after weeks upon weeks of piling paperwork on top of paperwork, training person after person, staying till late to fill out the reports and numbers even the managers didn’t want to touch, I was able to get one day off. I haven’t had a day off in so long… My weekdays were swamped with […]

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Cleaning

I wake up, opening one eye. I look around my bland, messy room, then shut my eyes, hoping to get some rest. My body, however, always seems to have other plans. First comes the dry throat, begging for me to get any water in me. Then comes the back pain, making me flip over and […]

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Lost Self

Josh sits on the couch, rubbing his forehead. He looks at the ceiling, thinking back to the therapy session earlier that day. The same three questions came up every time, over and over again.  Have you been working on yourself lately? No, not really.  How often do you feel stressed? All the time. How have […]

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Something About Love

Alex is one who gets lost in his own thoughts, quite often. Laying his head against the train window, Alex thinks back to the worlds he would create in his mind, sitting in the back of his parents’ car. He remembers looking at the car window, and imagining a ninja with dark clothes running on […]

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The Sly Fool

John sits at the table near the window with his eyes closed, his hand gripping his forehead. He uses the breathing techniques he’s learned from his mother, to help with his building anxiety. He opens his eyes, and stares at the medical bill in front of him; a bill of over $2000, just for an […]

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