Archive for the 'coming of age' Category

if we let them kill themselves, they won’t be a problem anymore, right?

Well, this is some bullshit. Day is the source of something many of them desperately need: clean syringes, which Day sees as his calling from God to prevent the spread of disease. The Bexar County district attorney sees it a little differently. Backed by an opinion from the Texas attorney general, District Attorney Susan Reed [...]

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even the clouds can attest to this experience

From within the wellspring of the heart a very particular, very subdued joy found me. I did not feel the need to grin, nor to laugh, nor to speak of it. Indeed it was overwhelming but neither unwelcome nor debilitating, such as the rapid onset found with psychedelics. This was perhaps my mind’s insistence, and [...]

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Lilacs

I went through the garden slowly; the air was full of fragrance: Lilac, Jasmine, Juniper. Laughter echoed through my memories. Just through the garden stood a wooden Gazebo; worn and repainted and very quaint looking. As I approached it, I heard a faint sobbing and stopped a few paces shy of the steps. Dark clouds [...]

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