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Lost in the Cities, Alone in the Hills
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I thought I knew disappointment after watching my role-model parent pass away so early in life. I knew nothing near what the full extent of it would bring. Hell, I had a relationship to “recover from,” and suddenly, my “OWN kid” to support. All at once, mom was…
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Head Down to Hide Your Smile
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Altogether, my two year run in Nevada, from northern to southern, was a blast throughout. Granted, I did take a 3-month “break” from residency within their hellacious atmosphere & terrain. Even then, the only “break” I got the entire time I was there came at the end of my stay…
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I Will Make My Way Through One More Day in Hell
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As life’s curveballs came harder & faster throughout life’s progression, friends would line-up to assure me they’d “always be there.” …… and yet, come “D-Day,” phone lines sat silent, and parental influence was null & void entirely. Hell, if anything, Mom was as “suddenly stricken” by her husband “magically dropping dead” as everyone…
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There You Are, Looking Down…
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Somehow, though friends all throughout life preached the gospel of “playing” these women, I didn’t get it. “Be a player, bro,” they’d say. Right… if I stick to playing Video Games, they won’t eventually need Child Support checks.
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I Suppose You Never Doubted… We Were Altogether Fine
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As we grew, we definitely grew in our own directions. Soon after our father’s passing, younger Sibling moved to Grandma’s, which was unfortunately located right next to a Rocketdyne plant… in a gang neighborhood. Sibling was outright more prepared to dress like her local, surrounding Hispanic friends, then “play…