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Sharing Gritty Life Stories (That One Person, Part 2)

I recently went to a training for my part-time job. It was based on working with homeless and mentally ill people, both demographics I work with. The day before the training, I wrote a blog about how I write, even though … Continue reading

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Summing up 2011 on The Stifled Artist

I started this blog in 2007, directly when I moved out of my favorite city in the whole world: San Francisco. My husband and I moved out because rents were skyrocketing, and the beautiful little apartment we had lived in in … Continue reading

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Musicians and Depression

(photo credit: bleu man) An article in the Guardian put it best: “Often, what makes an artist great is the fact that they’re born with a skin too few.” Many artistic people are born with too little protective barrier between them … Continue reading

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I Miss You Sweet San Francisco

I spend a lot of time walking around the hills in El Cerrito looking out at the city (when there’s no fog). I miss the city and all it offered, from the sunset over the clusters of Victorian-style buildings to … Continue reading

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Raised on Cement

Life’s been a little trippy lately. I’ve been real busy with work and extracurricular activities. Things are good. Ok, enough blogness. (Born of revenge Raised on cement Chaos create a government) -kmfdm) I know I quoted this same song a … Continue reading

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