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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stealth kids
she’s putting laundry away slamming drawers & doors i wince wondering if there is anything she can do quietly the difference between us i tell her later your daddy being white collar mine being…
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skimmers lament
the oggin steel grey has gotten all lumpy while years ago 600 below Rich had a cot on top of a rack of four fly by wires on his return sinking a few i…
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Blocks to Happiness
chapter 11 Try these questions;Why am I unhappy? Try changing ‘unhappy’ for the word that expresses your bad feelings or the feeling you’d like to change. You need to be as specific as possible…
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lyme disease
had wilted my left leg base of spine cluster cutting off the blood supply i had to drag it along resisting the use of a stick feeling not that old yet feeling the hurt…
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arriving at dawn
sober if with booze in saddlebags sleepy breakfast their wide eyed kids checking out this new scene we power nap after coffee to ask where’s the day? though we’re overdue they have no plans…
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awhile
nothing caught held me close going through my days people places smokey rooms watching for something might help me feel girls women the booze such is memory all i remember is the waiting for…
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deep in her voice
we were young then always the best ever excuse where nothing is fixed told her i’d be leaving caught the uncare deep in her voice the laughter of disbelief thinking i had no choice…