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    Dear Stupid Ass Neighbors,

    July 10, 2026 /No Comments

    A letter my neighbors will never read. About gossip, corruption, and the survival logic that outlives the war that made it. Turns out it sounds familiar.

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    Not the Captain

    July 9, 2026 /No Comments

    I took the council seat. I'm not taking the presidency too. On refusing to captain a ship full of people who'd rather go down with it.

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    You Are The Walrus

    July 6, 2026 /No Comments

    A lech at the neighborhood gate, an unwanted embrace, and the exact moment two versions of myself, one starving for validation and one that knows better, went to war.

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    Independently Minding My Own Business

    July 4, 2026 /No Comments

    A Guatemala-based expat's take on a mother's newly performative American patriotism, and the phone call that proved it.

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    No Shit Sherlock: Sick of the Bullshit

    July 3, 2026 /No Comments

    Sick, sleepless, and being lectured about boundaries by the person who broke them first. The No Shit Sherlock Award is back, and this one's personal.

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Writing about the random ass shit going on in my life since 2007. I pull no punches and use salty language. Read at your own risk.

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