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Giving up Alcohol

  • September 20, 2015
  • by Jason Jackson
I stand for a while with the glass in my hand, and then I throw it against the wall. Giving up alcohol is tough but I’m one day off four months sober.
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I Survived 27 Surgeries

  • July 12, 2015
  • by Amy Oestreicher
I may not have a stomach but I sure am hungry for life. 10 years and 27 surgeries later, this is my story.
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Not In The Pink

  • July 5, 2015
  • by Tina Martel
When visual artist Tina Martel was diagnosed with Stage 2B breast cancer she decided to document everything. ‘Not in the Pink’ details her experiences.
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The Boy after the Boy who cried Wolf

  • March 21, 2015
  • by Ant Pippas
I have lung cancer, stage 1, prognosis says two-to-five years if I continue to refuse treatment. I’m not lying.
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Can you keep a secret?

  • January 18, 2015
  • by Paul Beckman
Can friends keep secrets? A short story by Paul Beckman.
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My first lesson by Doug Buresh
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Does anyone else remember being born?

  • December 20, 2014
  • by Doug Buresh
Does anyone else remember being born? Perhaps one’s birth is so traumatic that we wilfully erase it from memory. If only I had been so blessed.
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