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01
Memoir5 min readJuly 11, 2026

Prolog

The Spiral of Doom

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02
Memoir1 min readShock Collar · 14May 28, 2026

The Tragedy of My Life

Shock Collar - Part 14

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03
Memoir3 min readMay 19, 2026

Performance Won't Earn Belonging

Neither Will Authenticity

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04
Memoir4 min readMay 18, 2026

Crossing the Desert

Perspective On the Distance Travelled

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05
Memoir5 min readMay 4, 2026

A Brush with Death

And the Peek Beyond

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Memoir2 min readMay 2, 2026

The Practice of Imperfection

A Shadow of a Shadow

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Memoir1 min readApril 21, 2026

Rites of Initiation

A Passage Through Space and Time

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08
Memoir2 min readDecember 12, 2025

Rock Bottom Has a Key Hole

And Your Body is the Key

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Memoir2 min readDecember 5, 2025

Shedding Skin

No need to to cut it,when it’s ready,it tears on its own.And it’s still nauseatingand disorienting every time,after so many before.

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10
Memoir2 min readNovember 6, 2025

The Splinter

In my left foot

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Memoir7 min readDevelopmental Order · 2October 22, 2025

The Frozen Scream

Developmental Order - Part 2

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Memoir3 min readShaping Water · 2September 29, 2025

Murder of Innocence

Shaping Water (part 2)

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