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Goodnight, my love. Goodnight, goodnight.

A retrospective on mental health and its impact on the death of Robin Williams
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An unanswered call
To love what you do, you must do what you love.
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The ants
A formic-able opponent can get under your skin.
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Notes from a low point
The experience of depression and how to support it
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Love or first punch
It's hard to take control under the threat of violence
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Life with a rare syndrome
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome once defined my life and death.
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The names of the past rise
Grief arrives in an instant. Healing hides in the shadows.
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Thank you for my sneakers
Silence, survival, and an ounce of kindness that outshone it all.
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A message that still haunts me
Even when there is no solution, there may be a resolution.
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I'm Not a Dick; I'm Just Awkward, Anxious, and Scared
An abridged glimpse into a composite scene, told from inside my head
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No SI, No HI: The Experience of Ideation
Life can be a struggle, death can appear to be a release
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The Last Meritocracy
The Last Meritocracy
Grew up in kitchens, raised in old-school newsrooms, and humbled by dev teams. I write about the lives I’ve lived and the ones I’m still figuring out.
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