I Choose Rainbows

Thoughts from the dark side
by sholessjo
I like poems
Chapter 1

Words from the Keyboard

Posted May 5, 2017
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Emeralds are a girls best friend
Chapter 2

The Gold Beyond The Rainbow

Posted October 25, 2022
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A preponderance of...
Chapter 5

Life Cycle

Posted June 30, 2023
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Where are my tomorrows
Chapter 7

A Journey In Shadows

Posted June 28, 2013
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It begins
Chapter 8

A Journey So Sad

Posted April 11, 2017
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Rehab
Chapter 9

A Lesson In Psychiatric Care

Posted July 22, 2013
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An Afi Komen is Equivalent to The Easter egg hunt
Chapter 10

A Little Boy With A Smile

Posted June 12, 2013
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My life in transition
Chapter 11

A Love of Forever

Posted November 25, 2017
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To my soul
Chapter 12

A Partner For the Ages

Posted July 9, 2013
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A biblical Journey
Chapter 13

A Pious Man

Posted June 13, 2013
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Blessed be the Lord
Chapter 14

A Prayer Before Eternity

Posted August 9, 2015
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The sounds of love
Chapter 15

A Rhapsody Of The Heart

Posted July 26, 2015
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When friends turn against you
Chapter 16

A Sad Clown

Posted July 13, 2013
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Hope
Chapter 18

A Search For Hope

Posted July 6, 2013
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A poem of change
Chapter 19

A Stranger Unto Myself

Posted June 30, 2013
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A poem of change
Chapter 20

A Stranger Unto Myself

Posted June 30, 2013
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My first 5-7-5 poem and its heavy
Chapter 21

A Weighty Problem

Posted June 27, 2013
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A mysterious panacea
Chapter 22

Acceptance

Posted June 20, 2013
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A need or a want
Chapter 23

Addiction

Posted June 28, 2013
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She is hope
Chapter 24

Adrift In Time

Posted July 5, 2013
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What is
Chapter 26

Age

Posted December 4, 2022
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It is the only answer
Chapter 28

An Answer To Life

Posted October 17, 2022
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From my depression diary
Chapter 29

An Anti Depressant That Didn't Work

Posted July 5, 2013
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And then the sadness
Chapter 30

And Then The Sadness

Posted July 17, 2013
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A Dream Of Dreams
Chapter 31

Apple pi

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It must come from within
Chapter 32

Appreciation Of Life

Posted July 18, 2013
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To be a kid again
Chapter 33

At The Circus

Posted June 29, 2013
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Each life needs forgiveness
Chapter 34

Atonement

Posted June 12, 2013
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What do you think
Chapter 35

Beginnings

Posted June 16, 2013
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What is life
Chapter 36

Beginnings

Posted June 15, 2013
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Friends turned bad
Chapter 38

Betrayal

Posted July 17, 2013
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Hope
Chapter 39

Beyond The Stars

Posted March 9, 2015
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Alone
Chapter 40

Black

Posted June 25, 2013
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Feast on my blood
Chapter 41

Bloodfest/Tinnitus

Posted July 16, 2013
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Reunion of Father and siblings
Chapter 43

Breakfast at Sweet Water Cafe

Posted June 21, 2013
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Opportunity awaits
Chapter 45

City

Posted July 4, 2013
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The urban jungle surrounds us
Chapter 46

Cityscape

Posted June 14, 2013
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steamy
Chapter 47

Coffee Mate

Posted June 13, 2013
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A sick mind
Chapter 48

Confusion

Posted July 4, 2013
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A hidden reality
Chapter 49

Contentment

Posted June 20, 2013
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Talking to myself/depression
Chapter 50

Conversation with a Mad Man

Posted July 24, 2013
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Happiness or sadness
Chapter 51

Crossroads

Posted July 9, 2013
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A long ago love
Chapter 52

Dark Dances

Posted June 23, 2013
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A life gone to time
Chapter 53

Days End

Posted June 9, 2013
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Where darkness rules
Chapter 55

Depression

Posted June 11, 2013
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Depression
Chapter 56

Depression In 13 Words

Posted September 12, 2023
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A conversation with myself/ Depression
Chapter 57

Disappeared

Posted July 24, 2013
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Love
Chapter 60

Eloise

Posted March 27, 2015
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From my depression diary
Chapter 61

Emotions Lost

Posted July 3, 2013
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Vertigo/tinnitus
Chapter 67

Flawed Perception

Posted July 10, 2013
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The Question
Chapter 68

A Sad Solution

Posted June 26, 2013
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God is all
Chapter 69

God The Creator

Posted July 12, 2013
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A work in progress
Chapter 73

Hope

Posted June 24, 2013
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It is love that I feel
Chapter 74

Hope In a Darkened Universe

Posted July 8, 2013
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Sounds of despair
Chapter 75

How Melancholic My Music

Posted July 26, 2015
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Depression Diary
Chapter 77

I Am He

Posted July 10, 2013
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I hope
Chapter 81

I Love hope

Posted October 14, 2022
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Where are the good times
Chapter 82

Indecisive

Posted July 29, 2013
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Purity
Chapter 83

Inspiration

Posted July 19, 2013
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From memory
Chapter 84

Instinctive

Posted June 1, 2021
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The importance of a life
Chapter 86

Journey

Posted July 29, 2013
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Where
Chapter 87

Kindness

Posted September 15, 2023
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A Strand In Time Part 2
Chapter 88

Life

Posted November 11, 2017
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A preponderance of ASVV1?6@?????
Chapter 90

Life Cycle

Posted August 24, 2023
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A work in progress
Chapter 91

Life OF Discontent

Posted July 25, 2015
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A state of being
Chapter 92

Life's Cruelty

Posted July 23, 2013
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Better forgotten
Chapter 93

Lost love

Posted July 8, 2013
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Lost love
Chapter 94

Lost

Posted June 19, 2013
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Love
Chapter 95

Love

Posted June 17, 2013
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Depression in retreat
Chapter 97

Memories Of

Posted July 21, 2015
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As in a dream
Chapter 98

Memory

Posted April 24, 2021
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I see. I think.
Chapter 100

Mirror

Posted October 23, 2022
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Sadness
Chapter 101

Missing It Is Sad

Posted September 7, 2023
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In a whisk she was gone
Chapter 102

Mom

Posted June 27, 2013
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Let love bloom
Chapter 104

My Darling

Posted August 2, 2013
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Forever
Chapter 106

My Love

Posted July 14, 2013
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Grin big
Chapter 109

My Smile

Posted August 25, 2023
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A poem from the heart
Chapter 110

My Solitude

Posted July 22, 2015
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My greatest fear
Chapter 112

Nightmare

Posted August 6, 2015
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Terror in the bedroom
Chapter 113

Terror in the Bedroom

Posted July 19, 2013
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Mania before depression
Chapter 114

A Cocky Moment In Time

Posted July 6, 2013
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Dealing with chronic pain
Chapter 115

Pained Realities

Posted July 7, 2013
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Written right after a panic attack All emotions are real
Chapter 116

Panic Attack

Posted June 25, 2013
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Time immortal
Chapter 117

Passage

Posted June 23, 2013
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Delusions
Chapter 121

Schizophrenia

Posted June 18, 2013
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Confidence
Chapter 122

Self Acceptance

Posted July 2, 2013
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Life is like a flower
Chapter 123

Serenity

Posted June 22, 2013
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A passion to go
Chapter 124

Sexing

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The search for answers
Chapter 125

Shadowed Reality

Posted July 21, 2013
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God talk
Chapter 126

Shadows of Time

Posted July 7, 2013
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Time heals
Chapter 127

Soldier of Destiny

Posted June 21, 2013
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Life is a mirror
Chapter 128

Sometimes They Slither

Posted January 7, 2023
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Into the night
Chapter 129

Sorrow

Posted August 24, 2014
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sssss
Chapter 130

ssssss

Posted April 29, 2017
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Truly Stupid
Chapter 132

Stupidly

Posted August 26, 2023
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Loving to love
Chapter 133

Sweet Innocence

Posted June 16, 2013
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Death be cruel
Chapter 135

The End

Posted January 24, 2016
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To my soul mate
Chapter 136

The Eyes of My Soul

Posted June 17, 2013
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Peace in our time
Chapter 138

The Peacemaker

Posted June 14, 2013
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The wizard
Chapter 139

The Professor

Posted July 1, 2013
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A moment in time
Chapter 140

The Proposal

Posted June 10, 2013
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Or you
Chapter 141

The Reality of Me

Posted December 12, 2022
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Where will the currents take me
Chapter 142

The Sea Of Life

Posted July 28, 2015
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A vision of tomorrow
Chapter 143

The Stare in Her Eyes

Posted September 28, 2022
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The Tinnitus effect - I think I think
Chapter 144

The Tinnitus Effect On Thoughts

Posted June 19, 2013
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Why oh why
Chapter 145

The Tracks Of Time

Posted November 10, 2022
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Old Ain't fun
Chapter 147

The Words

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Little do I know without him
Chapter 148

Therapist

Posted July 23, 2013
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My body is a bottle
Chapter 149

Time In a Bottle

Posted June 26, 2013
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A journey into depression
Chapter 150

Time Traveler

Posted July 22, 2013
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Forever Young
Chapter 151

Tinkerbell

Posted July 1, 2013
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Loud shrieking noises
Chapter 152

Tinnitus

Posted June 15, 2013
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Old and older
Chapter 153

Update

Posted September 3, 2023
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Stupid
Chapter 154

People War

Posted October 1, 2023
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Blood sucking beasts
Chapter 155

Vampires

Posted June 10, 2013
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People Make No Sense
Chapter 156

What Before Why Is Dumb

Posted January 23, 2023
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The fifth dimension
Chapter 157

When Is Then Now

Posted October 24, 2022
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The Narcissist
Chapter 158

While looking In The Mirror

Posted June 18, 2013
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Question
Chapter 159

Who We Are

Posted October 20, 2023
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why and what
Chapter 160

why the blink

Posted July 25, 2023
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Lost without love
Chapter 161

Without A Purpose

Posted August 1, 2015
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I have lost my muse
Chapter 162

Words

Posted August 8, 2015
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Where are the words
Chapter 164

Writer's Block

Posted July 13, 2013
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Humanity
Chapter 168

Hate The Devil Of Love

Posted October 17, 2023
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Stolen base
Chapter 169

Baseball Then

Posted October 30, 2023
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Double
Chapter 170

The Dream That Is Life

Posted November 17, 2023
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Really
Chapter 171

Real Time

Posted September 24, 2023
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Newness on the horizon
Chapter 172

A World So New

Posted June 29, 2013
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Read A Strand In Time
Chapter 174

A Strand In Time

Posted August 9, 2023
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Peaceful
Chapter 175

Happy Days

Posted June 30, 2013
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A moment in time
Chapter 176

A Dream of Dreams

Posted June 9, 2013
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Part 5 in the Madman Series
Chapter 177

A Conversation With A Madman In Recovery

Posted July 22, 2015
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One God
Chapter 178

A God For All

Posted July 20, 2013
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Don'i know
Chapter 179

Your last comment

Posted August 24, 2023
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When life is barren
Chapter 180

Alone

Posted July 18, 2013
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In Verse
Chapter 181

Getting Old Ain't For Sissies

Posted July 27, 2020
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Write
Chapter 182

Fanstory

Posted September 15, 2023
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Elusive
Chapter 183

Happiness

Posted September 13, 2023
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I hope
Chapter 184

Health Or

Posted July 20, 2023
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Death be so cruel
Chapter 185

Being

Posted June 24, 2013
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I question the question
Chapter 188

Death Life

Posted July 5, 2023
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I don't know
Chapter 189

I don't know

Posted January 26, 2023
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Peas are green
Chapter 190

Lulu And The Pod

Posted July 26, 2023
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Rehab facility
Chapter 191

Menninger- A Mixed Up Morning

Posted July 21, 2013
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Depression
Chapter 192

My Plea

Posted August 22, 2023
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Thank you God
Chapter 193

My Prayer

Posted July 31, 2013
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Hopefully
Chapter 194

Positivity

Posted September 1, 2023
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A need to know
Chapter 195

Question

Posted July 15, 2013
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A place for healing
Chapter 196

Rehab

Posted July 20, 2013
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Thought you knew
Chapter 197

The Winds of Time

Posted October 23, 2022
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Seems
Chapter 198

Family

Posted July 6, 2023
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I named Google Bard , Muse
Chapter 199

Muse And I - AI Love

Posted October 19, 2023
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In the Be ginning
Chapter 200

Strand In Time

Posted December 4, 2017
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