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  • My So Called Life

    The Neighborhood Council Files: Sabbatical, Interrupted

    July 24, 2026 /No Comments

    A community census turns into a loyalty test, a council president who doesn't believe in deadlines, and a passive-aggressive neighbor, all in one 1am-ending day.

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    Tell Me Why: A Cold Case Nobody Asked Me To Solve

    July 23, 2026 /No Comments

    He was the subject of my limerence. The greeting he invented is gone, and months later I am still building a case file on why. Closing chapter to this particular series.

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    Absence Makes the Hatred Grow Stronger

    July 20, 2026 /No Comments

    On the particular exhaustion of being back in your mother's hometown, and why some daughters don't miss the phone call.

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    I’m Gonna Wash That Limerence Outta My Hair

    July 19, 2026 /No Comments

    Exposure therapy, not willpower, ended a months-long fixation. The verdict on what happens when mystery meets forced proximity.

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    With Neighbors Like These, Who Needs Enemies

    July 18, 2026 /No Comments

    A neighbor tries the fake-storytelling playbook to change my no to a yes. She's an amateur going up against someone with an advanced degree in this.

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