Ornamental Illnesses

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A tiny story about my last meal inside a restaurant

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 / crbfay / Leave a comment

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ORNAMENTAL ILLNESSES is a writing blog with three aims:

• To hone my craft. If you're gonna go around and call yourself a writer, you should write. You should also know when to stop writing. Having a blog forces me to declare something "finished" enough.
• To process my struggle with long term mental illness. Right now I'm concerned with my recovery and awakening from decades of over-medication. (I'm not interested in debates over the efficacy of psych meds; I only know my story.)
• Receive external validation. How else am I supposed to know how I feel unless I see those little red notification numbers change?

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There’s a real Canadian-shot-Sci-Fi feeling here today. It wasn’t supposed to #rain #forest Fern Trail #clearcreekmetropark #cbusmetroparks #fall #autumn #hockinghills #ohio #fern #moss

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South… west… north… east…Four views from pressing my camera against the windows at the top of the #hancocktower #chicago #skyscraper #lakemichigan #night #clouds

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I live on the dark end of the #alley/street #fall #autumn #dusk #gloaming #leaves #clintonville #columbus #ohio

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The #basket on a #nofilter #autumn day #longaberger #longabergerbasket #newarkohio #postmodern #postmodernism #architecture #postmodernarchitecture #duck #fall #ohio #vacant #officebuilding

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