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Pandemics of Christmas past claim another Ohioan.

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D.J. Byrnes
Apr 06, 2020
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I woke up feeling better on Saturday than I had in weeks. I was sober and planned to spend my day exercising, reading, cleaning and pursuing my true passion of creative writing. That last one was especially big. I haven’t written any fiction of note in over a year because it’s impossible for me to write fiction when I’m mentally depressed, which is roug…

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