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  • My So Called Life

    Tales From Patient Zero

    July 13, 2026 /No Comments

    The demands of working through illness and being the source of spreading sickness.

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    My So Called Life

    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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  • The Ex-Files: Ghost in the Machine
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    The Ex-Files ~ Ghost in the Machine

    June 25, 2026 /No Comments

    The music survived the marriage. The person to share it with didn't.

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    Calling It Quits

    June 21, 2026 /No Comments

    Since I joined the neighborhood council, my mother has called me less and less. Where before she would call me daily, she is now avoiding me like the plague. Or at least she was, until she got bored and decided it was time to try and feed off my energy. How do I know this? Because at 3am, when I was already asleep, I was awakened by my mother’s ringtone. And when I didn’t answer the first time, the ringer went off again, and again, until I set my phone to vibrate. The out-of-the-blue calls Her calls, when she is seeking control, are timed to disrupt my life. To control…

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  • The neighborhood council files - boiling point
    My So Called Life

    The Neighborhood Council Files – Boiling Point

    June 14, 2026 /No Comments

    The man behind the curtain launches an extortion campaign. The frogs notice the pot is boiling. I spend my Saturday wrangling panicked adults.

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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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