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“I’m too sad to sleep.”

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Jen Deaderick
Feb 10, 2026
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I’m too sad to sleep.

Every time I started drifting off, I’d be plunged into a dream where I was standing in a room and suddenly the floor dropped out and the ceiling and all the walls blew apart and flew away, leaving me floating in a void.

I got up, ate some grapes and cheese, and poured myself a glass of wine. Now I’m writing again.

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