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That Damned Well

June 17, 2015RoryAnxiety, Coping Skills, PTSDAnxiety, Childhood Memories, Childhood Trauma, Dirk, Guilt, PTSD

I was thinking about my old house again (go figure), and I remember a nasty old well we had. Our water source had been converted over to County utilities years before we came to squat in my childhood home in Arkansas. Long before the fire got the property, the ice wreaked its havoc as well.

I Don't Need Your Help

December 6, 2014RoryDaily Update, Mental IllnessDirk, Past1 Comment

I guess my mind must be on Dirk lately, because I keep replaying a scene from my childhood. The Cistern Event was something I’ll never forget. In the winter of 2001, my parents decided to become squatters, rather than spend their money on rent. We moved into an abandoned home five miles outside of