Trauma
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It Never Seems To Stop (Reliving Trauma) Part 1 By Joe S. Thomas
*** Tonight I found myself jerked awake by something… I can’t really tell you what, but it happens sometimes… I go from what seems like a dead sleep to being jerked awake by some sort of muscle twitching episode that leaves me wide awake and a bit frazzled mentally… Anyway, that’s what’s going on tonight… … Continue reading
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Excerpt from “Lunatic Birth” By Joe S. Thomas
WARNING! The following piece is very violent and not for the weak of heart or stomach. This is a work of fiction, but I thought I would put this warning on it just in case. Thank you. Read if you care to… JST. Our father made us gather around the coffee table on which he sat… Continue reading
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“Fugazi:” Not the Band By Joe S. Thomas
*** As I may or may not have posted (I’ve written some really personal things in the journal lately that I’ve chosen not to post), I’m reading a gentleman named Mark Baker’s book Nam… I originally got the book after hearing Ian MacKaye recommend it on a podcast I was listening to… Originally, I wanted… Continue reading
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