Writing Archive
Explore a curated collection of my writing, including psychotherapy insights, short stories, letters, and poetry, all compiled for easy access and reflection.
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all you owned
a shuffling sound needing a 4 line bass walking underneath get the people dancing early evening i was taking in shots building my energy up sweetie end of the bar looking over & smiling…
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Transactional Analysis
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS CONTENTS HISTORY AND ASSUMPTIONS 1 EGO STATES 2 TRANSACTIONS 7 STROKING 13 LIFE POSITIONS 15 16 TRADING STAMPS AND RACKETS STRUCTURING OF TIME 18 PRACTICAL…
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inventories
an old CD-R bottom of a box inventory for a rent old house main road opened it up pic of a red door fixtures & fittings that i don’t recall view from a window…
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sitting
contemplating ok it’s a brandy side lager beer front & centre Saturday afternoon while my girl gets to spend her money somewhere around town i’m meditating on my place in her life that of…
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slow learner
picking up those fashions way to speak respond to social clues if i noticed the be kind folk were the ones doing the kicking handing out put downs i had bruises from my encounters…
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no defence
like a fool i offered no mitigation recognising from the off this game was rigged managers man came for me asking if i’d said some rude words to an idiot (my word there not…
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Pollyanna
wants to be my friend & bless i’m happy to lend out a helping hand if she bites that off first chance she gets tells me it don’t say that in the paper on…
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Carina
It was not my idea to be saying goodbyes though there’s a thank you somewhere that catches my eye don’t think of asking if I’ve yet learned to cry if I were young you…