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Grief Book Club

The Family Cabin That Never Was

Waxing nostalgic for memories that aren’t mine

Jun 6

The sun sets behind a log cabin in the mountains of Colorado.

Jun 6

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The Memoirist

I Met My Dad For The First Time At Burger King

After my mom told quite the whopper

Apr 12

Donning a Burger King crown from the ’90s, I flash a cheesy grin behind children’s sunglasses.

Apr 12

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

A Generational Trauma Healer Exposed Our Ancestral Eating Disorders

Inviting empathy and healing for the family that ruined my appetite

7h ago

A woman peers out her window with a green apple in her mouth.

7h ago

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Said Differently

The Root of Ghosting is Our Separation, Not Cowardice

Its lack of consequences stemming from a lack of community

2d ago

A person wears a white sheet, sunglasses, and red hat in a field.

2d ago

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The Memoirist

He Roped Me In at the Montana Rodeo

Our summer fling becoming forever that Fourth of July

5d ago

He Roped Me In at the Montana Rodeo

5d ago

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Boosting and Writing Matters

Sometimes the Boost is Personal

When maybe it shouldn’t be

Jul 2

Three women take notes sitting down in conversation.

Jul 2

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Grief Book Club

What Could Be Our Last Picture Together

Weighs on my willingness to let a Kodak moment slide

Jun 30

The author holds her daughters on her back deck.

Jun 30

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Age of Empathy

Did I Inspire My Convicted Teacher’s Interest in Inappropriate Relationships?

Or, was he grooming me, too, excepting my daddy issues?

Jun 24

An AI illustration of a young woman receiving mentorship from an elderly male.

Jun 24

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Invisible Illness

Do Our Identities Distract from Ourselves?

Asking for a heavily-labeled friend

Jun 20

A brunette, Caucasian woman ponders in front of a mirror.

Jun 20

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The Memoirist

Hunter S. Thompson Was My Muse

Until I nearly killed myself

Jun 19

A typewriter rests on a desk on a tropical island amid varying bottles of alcohol and other substances.

Jun 19

Tara Nicole Szkutnik

Tara Nicole Szkutnik

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Personal essayist, poet, and micro-memoirist on trauma, health, and healing launching pub Chronic Support Group on July 30. https://linktr.ee/cazimimedia

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