The Things I Left Behind
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Ongoing9m
Last published Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Sometimes life is hard. So hard you stop processing how you feel- stop caring for yourself. So much so your subconscious considers it betrayal and forces you to face your self.
This is my book of short stories inspired by dreams I don't forget-Where I remember all these little pieces of my self I left behind while I was busy surviving.
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