Complex Rules of the Simple Minded
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Last published Mon, Mar 30, 2015
Due to her sheer inability to navigate the sea of love without being capsized, Kathleen Blankenship revisits her childhood diaries to try and figure out the exact moment where her life took a turn down the long and winding road of heartbreak and mediocrity. Along the way, she remembers the rules she created for herself to protect herself from heartbreak and self-sabatoge. Her journey through childhood as an adult gives her a new perspective on the way her life was, why her definition of love is skewed and an appreciation for her accidental success.
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