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Chapter XV: The Attic

By accepting my past, learning and growing from it, and moving on toward self-acceptance. And so should you …

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Chapter XII: Stupid Tourist

I'd found a job, began making good money, made friends and found a place to live. My love life was a little trickier ...

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Interlude: Rebirthday

The 26th of August is the day I normally celebrate my birthday. Forty-four this year. Holy shit! That isn't ...

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Chapter VIII: Bomb

A twenty-eight-year-old drifter with a backpack, headphones and puffy eyes stared back at me …

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Chapter VI: The Ledge

I conceded that would be my plan from now on, waking in the middle of the night to tackle the ledge…

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Chapter IV: The Squeeze

It was a procession of zombies treading water on their daily commute to jobs they thought they needed in order to live …

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Chapter I: The Shower

Poor mental health comes in many forms and can be extremely complicated and dangerous …

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