A Night That Changed Everything One night in February 2020 changed everything for me. I had been with my ex for 12 years, and as I sat in my home office working on my second poetry book, There's Only Reality , I was haunted by old wounds—mean words from college acquaintances who insisted I wasn’t meant to be loved. That evening, while listening to relationship advice on Audible, my ex walked in and casually announced he’d been openly dating someone else. I replied softly, “Okay, I guess we’re done.” With that, he demanded I move out of the home we’d built together so his new girlfriend could move in. I pleaded for time until October, but the reality was sinking in fast. This picture was taken at holiday time in 2020. Women from college kept reaching out to list my flaws and blame me for my failed relationships. Their words were especially cruel as I struggled to survive. Starting Over Amidst a Pandemic When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, the world seemed to freeze while I was forc...
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