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PinnedLost LaylaThe Emotional Price of Being PoorI had a job interview yesterday. The first since my husband’s arrest in January for aggravated domestic assault. I have found it is…·11 min read·May 3, 2023--85--85
PinnedLost LaylaMy Best Friend Was Murdered and No One CaredI stood beside her with tear stained cheeks and tried to hold it together. I hate these things. Visitation, they call them. A chance for…·6 min read·May 27, 2023--40--40
Lost LaylaThe Gray AreaHis best friend had an unspeakable secret. He had an unspeakable solution. ·6 min read·Mar 23, 2024----
Lost LaylainThe MemoiristThe Make-a-Wish PuppyHow I ended up with a terminal 8-week-old puppy and why I’m thankful.·7 min read·Mar 19, 2024--7--7
Lost LaylainVINTAGE FEMINISTI Was Going to Kill HimI was completely numb when I walked into my best friend’s house with a blank expression on my face and a hatchet in my hand.·9 min read·Mar 12, 2024--2--2
Lost LaylainPink Hair & PronounsMy Son Absolutely Destroyed a Relative’s Transphobic TiradeAnd it was the most eloquent yet brutal flaming I’ve ever seen.·7 min read·Mar 10, 2024--113--113