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  • My So Called Life

    Your Limerence is Showing

    July 1, 2026 /No Comments

    A near-miss on a Guatemala street corner reveals a crush too embarrassing to admit to anyone, including myself.

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    My Own Private Avocado

    June 30, 2026 /No Comments

    I avoided guacamole for over a decade, convinced my mother was lying about how good it was. Then one bite at a fancy backyard party at age 12 changed everything.

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    Of Course I Know It’s Your Birthday

    June 29, 2026 /No Comments

    I managed his entire life for 14 years. Of course I know his birthday...Pretending otherwise would be stupid.

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  • Midlife Musings

    Music Roulette 8 ~ What’s the Frequency, Spotify

    June 28, 2026 /No Comments

    I read somewhere that music is the closest thing we have to time travel. Listening to certain songs will take us back in time to specific developmental periods in our lives, like timestamps in our personal history. I completely agree. Certain songs mean certain things. And certain songs evoke specific emotions. Music is a powerful tool, certainly not the “blunt tool” that Hannibal Lecter accuses Clarice of using on him at their first meeting in The Silence of the Lambs. Time to dissect with another round of music roulette.

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    The Neighborhood Council Files ~ Hidden Agendas

    June 27, 2026 /No Comments

    Our first general assembly. His last attempt to lie his way back in. He brought friends, canned speeches, and a hidden agenda. We brought receipts.

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