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The Storm That Had No End

Trigger warning: This post deals with anxiety. Title notwithstanding, the storm did eventually pass. My Real Memoir Rehearsals began immediately after my previous show. I’d loved playing a Scottish painter bantering with his feisty ex-lover. I was not looking forward … Continue reading

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Life Beyond the Tunnel

My Age of Anxiety A true story It would be nice if my age of anxiety had ended with my breakthrough in the desert. It hadn’t. But something had changed; I’d moved from trying to control my thoughts to learning … Continue reading

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Don’t Step On a Crack!

My Age of Anxiety A true story There were signs early on, but I was too young to know what they meant. In primary school I heard the phrase, “Step on a crack and break your mother’s back,” and started … Continue reading

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