Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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Dispatches from a Porch Swing
Not Myself

Not Myself

Almost awake

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Jen Deaderick
Oct 28, 2020
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I slept for twelve hours. I woke up at eleven. The ringer was off on my phone and my bedroom window was closed, so nothing woke me up.

I guess I needed the sleep.

I feel dazed and I have that headache you get if you wait too long to drink coffee. So I’m drinking coffee.

It’s too late in the day to wear pajamas on the porch, so I’m sitting in bed. I sat o…

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