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when in doubt
follow the paths of artists and poets, make something good to eat, cultivate strength, endure
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The HELP Committee Hearing on Long Covid
I stayed awake for three whole hours.
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multiple hazards in effect
perpetually
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bully virus
why are you hitting yourself?
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the fatal net
come for the covid, stay for what's left of your life
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December 2023

An unsorted pile of words from the last year
Goodbye to 2023, may 2024 be much better for us all
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a day in the week between years
holy innocents' day
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Above their deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
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the little woodland creatures
are my friends
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the most dangerous place on the most hospitable planet
In a universe we see in sharper focus now, with telescopes pointed out into infinity from orbit, sharpening details reveal places we can only appreciate…
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Still around
I just wanted to pop up and wave so y’all don’t think I’m dead.
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September 2023

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