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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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    Mind Your Business

    June 20, 2026 /No Comments

    The origin story for a fixation that was, at the time, still just curiosity. Allegedly.

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    Deep Thoughts: What If I Made It Worse?

    June 3, 2026 /No Comments

    One time when we were living in Virginia, I bought a stranger a bus ticket. I don’t know what possessed me, and to this day I wonder if I actually helped that person? You’re supposed to wonder about the small things other people do for you that you can never pay back. But what if instead we wonder about the things we do for other people that we never hear about again?

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    Photographic Memory

    June 1, 2026 /No Comments

    There is a black & white photograph of me that has persisted in my memory for decades. Let me tell you about it.

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    Time Flies When You’re Not Having Fun

    February 28, 2026 /No Comments

    Twelve years ago I wrote about the Year of the Horse. Time flew and I wasn't having fun. I was hopeful in 2014. I'm exhausted in 2026. Here we go again.

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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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