Anxiety

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Is everyone looking at you? Do they all know the secret that you are trying so desperately to hide? Can you live under a suspicion of guilt even when you're not guilty of anything?

This is a dark tale of magical realism bordering on surrealism. Be confused, be scared, where does the anxiety lead us, what can it make us do?

This is a story you're not supposed to enjoy.All Rights Reserved

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Chapter 1 - Facing the Sack
Mon, Dec 26, 2016

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Chapter 1 - Facing the Sack
Mon, Dec 26, 2016

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