HeyJaredElena
An English teacher, a voluntary exile, a neurotic, a book worm, a beginner at surfing and pickleball. A dreamer. An Art lover. An adventurer.
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The Book, The Belt and the Wound that Made Me a Reader (opens the original)
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My new essay has just been published in the Journal of Expressive Writing. It is a story about books, childhood, my mother, and one rather brutal lesson in reading. I became a passionate reader. I became a writer. And I became a teacher myself. But did the method work, or did my love of books survive despite it? I am very happy to see this piece find a home Read the essay here:https://www.journalofexpressivewriting.com/
Period (opens the original)
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I text. You ignore.I cry. You whistle.I blame. You blame.Period.My blood won't turn you into a vampire,but it steals my sleep.Smoke scratches your lungs,numbing your emotions.It makes you cold.It makes me crazy.Period.You act. I react.I blame. You deceive.My body traumatizes you.Your words ruin my peace.Therapists. Priests. Help.Again,I forge words from pain.Period.You need a pause.I need an ending.You want lockdown.I want to cry out.Pe
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