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Claustrophobia

Claustrophobia sets in

by lesley 4/1/2013

written by lesley

I really think I am a loser.

I’m almost 25, living in a tiny room in my parents’ place. I know they think I’m a drag and a burden. I should have worked harder in college and not gotten kicked out. I just didn’t give a damn about my classes and I should’ve just argued it out and changed majors, but I didn’t and I flunked a third time. Three strikes right?

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Working part-time at a pretty thankless job, but they’re all thankless. The only full-time employees are managers, of which there are 5 as oppossed to 7 employees. That seems pretty out of whack to me.

I’m […]

4/1/2013 2 comments

Rituals of a transparent human being.

by anthropophobia 11/14/2012

written by anthropophobia

Empty, transparent, and alone I strung a wire up to the main support beam in my attic. Â The other end of the extension chord was fitted with a slip knot, which I slid up the fastened end of the wire making just enough room to slide my head through. Â I tightened the wire around my neck and fitted it carefully not to close the air passage. Â I jumped. I didn’t even write a note.

There were moments where I wasn’t aware of my existence. Â All I could see was a black foreground with slowly morphing red shapes strung together in aÂ kaleidoscopicÂ nature. This intense vision was coupled […]

11/14/2012 2 comments