Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from a Porch Swing

Dispatches from the Road

There

“I was trying.”

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Jen Deaderick
Jan 22, 2026
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I lay on the rug, looking up at the ceiling thinking how will I ever actually fit here?

What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here.

The man who lived there wanted me to feel like it was my home. He wanted me to feel safe there, stable. I was trying.

Lying on the floor, I could tilt my head back and look out the window, see the outside upside down, …

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