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Jade: Puking my words all over the internet since 2007, I am 40-ish, often awkward, sometimes incredibly dumb. I am an introvert pretending to be an extrovert.

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The Measure
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about colin

On the pain of loss
Purging Colin
Death of a husband
Tampons and handguns
Aftermath
The day I shut off the power
Placing Blame

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Hero
My dad
Dreaming about Dad
Leaving Home
Finding my father

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