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Of Men and Suffering
Is writing not just another way to paint a picture? Share a memory, share a story, give someone good news or in fact give them bad news? I saw fellow Marines get the bad news letters while on some of my many deployments. Their smile would turn to a frown. Some would yell and some would cry (yes Marines do cry, contrary to…
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Falling from Grace and Faith
I started into this world Roman Catholic. I lost mu faith in the sands of the Middle East at 19. I became agnostic and then atheist as time went on. We had our first child in 2010. My little daughter looked at the world with wonder as did I. She discovered the world while I rediscovered the Saints and the Church. Upon…
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I just Joined
Greetings Everyone, I am 41. I am also a Author, Singer/Songwriter, and all around...well...person I suppose. So why am I here? I was put on Paxil for anxiety. Since then I was thrown on Lexapro and then Viibryd. I had weight gain which is a listed side effect of SSRI Meds...BUT to be sure, I will manage intakes and…
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Letters from Hell
I stood in the room alone. Dark, cold and distant even from myself. I was 30. Worldcom had fallen, and as the youngest Vice President in our Market…I fell with it. As I was walked out after the global shutdown (as we all were), I pondered what to do with the rest of my life. By then I had seen the world, witnessed life,…
