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Neurotypical Traits (I hates)
Before I begin this tirade, I should note that I have not had an official diagnosis as a high functioning autistic person, but I believe, based on a lifetime of observation, that I have all the traits of what was once defined by the American Psychological Association as Asperger’s syndrome. My personal research into autism…
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The last light switch
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To be (psychic) or not to be (psychic)
It was early in the morning. My brother and I had already gotten out of bed but I was going slow. Something didn’t feel right. I dressed, had breakfast, then went back to our room. I wasn’t sick, but I felt ill. The wooden veneer of the bedroom’s 1970’s walls seems glow darkness into my…
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A Rainbow Bridge
“Grief relief,” I said, pulling a small bottle of Jack Daniels from the left inside pocket of my black denim Levi jacket. I expected my sister to look at me with her usual, “Okay, little brother, you’re getting yourself into trouble again?” look on her face, the one I’d become accustomed to, but she just…
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Star Trek V: Voyage to the Biggest Dick
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, was released on June 9th, 1989. I remember that because I was fifteen years old, sick as a dog, and imprisoned abroad in Australia where, at least at that ancient time in human history, blockbuster films (not that this was one) came out three or so months in Australia…