I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • “Good company”

    “Good company”

    Another good compliment I’ve received is that I am “good company”.

  • Clever, like a fox

    Clever, like a fox

    What was the best compliment you’ve received? The best compliment I’ve ever received was when my dad told me I am clever like a fox.

  • Writing

    “Writing is really easy,” I said when I was about eight years old. “All you have to do is write down what you’re thinking.” In a way, I was right.…

  • Words have real effects on the real world

    Words have real effects on the real world

    I know I can’t change the world. I don’t know why I try, since it frustrates me so much. But because I understand that using the word “bitch” perpetuates a…

  • Acid for anxiety

    Acid for anxiety

    When I was 16, I was in a horrible car accident. I spent seven weeks in a coma, and struggled with chronic anxiety afterwards. In college, I ate my first…

  • You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? Car, because then it is possible to stop and see things along the way.

  • Lucrative trick

    Lucrative trick

    One time, I “scammed” the US government into giving me 33k for free. I didn’t break any laws either. Because the federal government had declared me to be disabled after…

  • Frank

    Frank

    “You don’t want to do heroin, Clarice.”

  • No rules

    I could do it if I really wanted to. I can do anything. There are no rules.