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Summer Austin

Summer Austin

A Flea Infestation Took Over My Life

The toll it took on my mental health and how I got rid of it.

Jul 7

A Flea Infestation Took Over My Life

Jul 7

Summer Austin
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The Pub

Reuniting with my Childhood Cat

Leaving my parents’ house also meant leaving my cat. He’s a queer little creature; a beautiful black-and-white Angora with eyes that look…

Jun 30

Reuniting with my Childhood Cat

Jun 30

Summer Austin

Finding My Imagination Again — I Told My Son a Story

I’ve always thought of myself as a fun person. Lately, however, I have noticed that I have been a bit of a crab.

Jun 15

Finding My Imagination Again — I Told My Son a Story

Jun 15

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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

The Bookstore’s Haunted Self-Help Section

A young girl in her teens is strolling the aisles of a bookstore.

Jun 2

The Bookstore’s Haunted Self-Help Section

Jun 2

Summer Austin
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The Pub

5 Shocking Ways Social Media is Destroying Us

“It’s because you’re always on that damn phone.”

May 25

5 Shocking Ways Social Media is Destroying Us

May 25

Summer Austin

My Dating History: The Ups and Downs of Finding a Lover that Doesn’t Suck

There are plenty of fish in the sea. However, the majority of those fish are shrimp.

May 17

My Dating History: The Ups and Downs of Finding a Lover that Doesn’t Suck

May 17

Summer Austin
in
The Pub

Dear Son — A Young Mother’s Letter

Motherhood met me young.

May 10

Dear Son — A Young Mother’s Letter

May 10

Summer Austin
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Poetry Playground

The Birds Sing

A poem

May 3

The Birds Sing

May 3

Summer Austin

Scarcity Mindset from Poverty Trauma

Growing up poor has left a lasting impression on me well into my adulthood.

May 1

Scarcity Mindset from Poverty Trauma

May 1

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Short. Sweet. Valuable.

Relics of the Past

I seem to be homesick for a place I have never been. I mourn for a time I wasn’t born in time to experience.

Apr 27

Relics of the Past

Apr 27

Summer Austin

Summer Austin

Dreamer, doer, and lover of creative expression. Learning how to live life beyond simply surviving it while teaching others to do the same.

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