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The Oubliette
Oubliette – French; derived from oublier, meaning to forget; Oubliette refers to a medieval dungeon with an opening only as a small trapdoor in the ceiling. If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you know I deal with treatment resistant depression. I’m approaching 30 years on meds. There are…
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Fatigue
It’s interesting how much fatigue can mess with you. There are different kinds of fatigue. What I hate about fatigue is the mysteriousness of it when it hits me. I go through the checklist– diet, water, mental health, exercise, supplements, medical conditions, emotional family issues, big life events, more medical…
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Existential Ennui
There’s a lot out there regarding liminal spaces. That weird state of in-between that is real but feels like it might not be. Playgrounds at night. The interior of houses under construction. Ghost towns. That 15-30 minutes right before the sun rises above the horizon. Those hugely long tunnels guiding…
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Springtime Blahs
Back when I was a wee child, the Springtime Blahs were a phenomena that was associated with students and teachers only. It’s that vague time between Spring Break and Summer Break where all anybody actively participating in the US public school system cares about is muscling through the last few…
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