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Felicia, Full Throttle. Cancer, Chaos, and the Ritual of the Ride
A motorcycle, a war with cancer, and one man’s refusal to die quietly. And yes I named my bike Felicia
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I Am a God (Even When I Bleed)
just another fucking poem.
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Still Here: A Bench, a Beast, and the Brutal Beauty of Breathing
What a broken body taught me about life, death, and showing up anyway.
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Infused Dark Chocolate Banana Bread
A decadent twist on classic banana bread upgraded with almond flour, 90% dark chocolate, stevia, and infused cannabutter. It’s rich, moist, low on…
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The Quiet Burn: What You Don’t See
You’ll never see the bleeding, only the blaze. This is what it means to survive without showing the wreckage.
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Metabolic Warfare, Plant Medicine, and Winning.
Most of my wins are quiet, this one will not be, let's save lives together.
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In the End.
A Poem.
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A Is a Fight: Surviving When Staying Positive Isn’t Enough
A poem about pain, survival, and the quiet war of staying real when the world wants to erase you.
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Chemo, Cannabis, and Fasting: Fighting Cancer on My Terms
Four infusions in, no steroids, cannabis for support, and fasting for autophagy. This is how I’m managing chemo without losing myself.
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The Sunshine Girl: An LSD Afternoon at a Bar That Bent Into Forever
A quiet Tuesday in a pub turned into a trip through melted streets, starlit grass, and a woman who vanished as suddenly as she appeared.
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Labor Day in America: The Death of the Middle Class
While workers struggle, wealth flows to the top. The U.S. looks more like a failed state than the nation it claims to be.
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The Healing Power of Autophagy: How the Body Renews Itself Through Ketosis and Fasting
Autophagy is the body’s built-in reset switch. How ketosis and fasting trigger cellular cleanup, reduce inflammation, and strengthen resilience.
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Notes from the Fire Escape
Notes from the Fire Escape
“Authenticity is not something we have or don’t have. It’s a practice — a conscious choice of how we want to live.” — Brené Brown
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