New York
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All In a Day’s Work

Progress is a rollercoaster that goes in every direction but the expected one until the word “expectations” has lost all its meaning and all I am left with is me doing my best. Continue reading
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The Effects of Rats on Mental Health: A Very Scientific Article

For me, my rats have been a tremendous source of joy and purpose at times when I didn’t feel I had anything else. They made it onto every self-soothe list I’ve ever created in my years of DBT therapy. Pet a rat. Play with my rats. If not home, look at photos of my rats.… Continue reading
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Oreo: Saved by a Rat

“Hey, can you take a baby rat?” I looked at the Petland employee. “Someone left a bunch of orphaned babies outside, there’s only one left, take it and it might live, otherwise it’s either snake food or will die without a mom.” I thought for a second. He let me hold her. She was the… Continue reading
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Life Is for Living:

A Collection of Poems Written from the Psych Ward in March of 2021; Continue reading
