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I am thankful for those who see strength and resilience in my story.

I believed that womanhood was marriage and children. Oddly enough, this wasn’t encoded into my DNA. This wasn’t the result of fairy tales…

Jul 10, 2018

I am thankful for those who see strength and resilience in my story.

Jul 10, 2018

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I’ve been holding onto pain and bitterness.

I feel that my ascension to my next level of self cannot be achieved without a period of shedding. I need to start shedding all that I…

Jul 10, 2018

I’ve been holding onto pain and bitterness.

Jul 10, 2018

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I know exactly when I adopted my mantra.

It had been empty threats up until that point. Divorce was thrown around like a word you’re trying out. Imagine using a new catchphrase for…

Jul 7, 2018

I know exactly when I adopted my mantra.

Jul 7, 2018

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I believed, fervently, that the source of my strength was my unwavering faith.

As I stand on this precipice of searching for sacredness, holiness, righteousness, and wholeness outside of the confines of patriarchal…

May 5, 2018

I believed, fervently, that the source of my strength was my unwavering faith.

May 5, 2018

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Hello again.

I lived a very significant portion of my life like origami. I wanted to fold myself smaller and smaller and tuck myself away like a…

Apr 20, 2018

Hello again.

Apr 20, 2018

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Happy Phoenix Anniversary

I scoured social media. Most of it was dead end trails or sugar coated bullshit. I wanted to make my marriage work. I detest being wrong…

Apr 14, 2018

Happy Phoenix Anniversary

Apr 14, 2018

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A Letter in 7 Parts:

To the man who promised me forever and then moved me in with his cult family and then kicked me out via text message on Good Friday, after…

Apr 11, 2018

A Letter in 7 Parts:

Apr 11, 2018

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Puzzle pieces. April 2018

Apr 9, 2018

Puzzle pieces. April 2018

Apr 9, 2018

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Sometimes he & I take terrible quality pictures.

driving with windows down and music up singing at the top of our lungs. coffee just the way we like it in our own individual mugs. pizza…

Apr 8, 2018

Sometimes he & I take terrible quality pictures.

Apr 8, 2018

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Don’t.

Apr 6, 2018

Don’t.

Apr 6, 2018

ashleylynne

ashleylynne

ambitious. brilliant. beautiful. poet. prose writer. sacred heart searching for some semblance of peace and sanity.

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