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    Plumbling for a Scapegoat

    August 2, 2026 /No Comments

    She spent five years hunting for a saboteur. The one she was looking for was her.

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  • My So Called Life

    Case of the Doggie Bag Creep

    July 29, 2026 /No Comments

    Three takeaway containers, four rounds of drinks, and one very validated gut instinct. A small win on the long road back to trusting myself.

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    Game Over, Try Again

    July 26, 2026 /No Comments

    My tolerance for the bullshit is wearing thin. The neighbor who is incapable of managing her emotions today felt the need to, in front of the council and the few attendees who had arrived by that time, show her true colors in public. How embarrassing… for her. 

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    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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  • Midlife Musings

    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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