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The Mother I Imagined
| This is the 550th story of Our Life Logs® | Growing up, I would hear people say things about my mother. She was a crackhead. A...
Jan 8, 20218 min read
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Living Proof: A Tale of Two Pandemics
It was a tough reality to come to terms with: now I had an opioid addiction and a global pandemic on top of that to worry about. I was
Oct 28, 20206 min read
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One Look Changed Everything
She named me Bradley Currie Jenkins, giving me her last name because her boyfriend, my dad, wasn’t interested with me...
May 21, 20208 min read
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14 Years Later
We had many adventures and shenanigans together. Unfortunately, both Stephen and I were influenced easily by peers...
Sep 19, 20197 min read
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When I Say I’m Fine
Growing up I watched my mom and sister struggle from their symptoms and try medication after medication to achieve some relief...
May 3, 20197 min read
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I Will Walk with You
With tears in her eyes, she softly said, “I am glad you are here, Papito, and even if you’ll be in a wheelchair, I still want you to...
May 1, 20198 min read
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The Season to Harvest
My parents fell in love in prison. Not many people can say that! Back then, detention centers were co-ed. My father...
Apr 30, 20197 min read
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It’s All Possible
Sadly, every beautiful story is entangled with a monster. The monsters that haunted my life and broke my sweet laughter were violators...
Apr 19, 20198 min read
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When I Decided to Stop Drowning
My childhood was a tangled mess of emotions that I still have a difficult time unraveling. There were some good memories...
Apr 11, 20197 min read
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As the Fog Clears
My childhood was full of laughter, smiles, and love...I thought back then that nothing could bring me down...
Apr 10, 20196 min read
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On Mission to Heal
All the while, I felt a sense of urgency to get a medical degree. I knew that I could try and make a difference in the lives of those...
Apr 2, 20197 min read
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The Recovering Serial Monogamist
It was odd to me how my mother married a man who didn’t seem to understand either one of us. Our passion, empathy, and sensitivity...
Mar 19, 20198 min read
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Love the Skin You’re In
But the most prominent memories from my childhood involve my hands gravitating constantly towards my face and my skin...
Mar 12, 20196 min read
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Survival Is Only the Beginning
There are some days that stay in our memory longer than others. They are often the turning points in our journey: when something...
Mar 7, 20197 min read
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Once, There Was a Princess
I planned to climb out of my castle and ride my white horse to victory. To me, it sounded simple. Unfortunately, no one told me that a...
Feb 19, 20198 min read
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A Man’s Redemption
My father owned an ice cream shop a couple blocks from our house. His dream was a colorful candy store but with the blistering heat...
Feb 15, 20197 min read
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The Last Time
Lying in a steaming bath-tub, water lapped against my naked body. The pressure of the clear liquid surrounding me made the bruises on my...
Feb 11, 20197 min read
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It All Became Clear
My father left my hometown of Harrison, Arkansas when I was still a baby and never came back to us, and my mother’s on-again-off-again...
Feb 1, 20198 min read
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The Wound Is Where the Light Comes In
Being the granddaughter of a famed, yet tormented writer is both a blessing and a curse. My grandmother and the other women in my line...
Jan 24, 20198 min read
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The Thinnest of Threads
I’ve always heard people say that nothing good ever happens after midnight. For the longest time I found that to be true of my birth...
Jan 19, 20199 min read
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