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Anne Davis
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Messy Mind

Welcome to the Trauma Olympics

The competition begins with “Who had the worst childhood.”

5 min readJun 23, 2021

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Anne Davis

On Buying my Sister a Going-Away Gift

An exercise in futility

6 min readNov 28, 2020

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On Buying my Sister a Going-Away Gift

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Anne Davis

Another Thanksgiving

A speculative tale about what could have been.

6 min readNov 27, 2020

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Anne Davis
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Invisible Illness

When Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is More Than “Sad”

SAD is the worst name conceived for a mental health condition that is anything but sad.

7 min readOct 4, 2020

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Fall leaves out a window Photo by S. Anne Kelln copyright 2019

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Anne Davis

The End of the World: A Poem

The End of the World Comes With a Blood Red Sun

2 min readSep 19, 2020

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Orange sunrise; Photo by S. Anne Kelln copyright 2020

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Anne Davis
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Invisible Illness

What’s Not on the Death Certificate

This man died, tragically, unnecessarily, by a preventable and curable disease called alcoholism

6 min readAug 23, 2020

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What’s Not on the Death Certificate

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Anne Davis
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The Friday Fix

The Procedure

Friday Fix Prompt for August 21, 2020 — Forget

1 min readAug 21, 2020

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The Procedure

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Anne Davis
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The Friday Fix

Faded Perfume

Friday Fix Prompt for August 7

1 min readAug 7, 2020

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Faded Perfume

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Anne Davis

Will My Children Mentally Survive Isolation?

Parenthood is full of stress under normal circumstances, but will my kids survive the stress of what we’re facing now?

3 min readApr 26, 2020

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Will My Children Mentally Survive Isolation?

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Anne Davis

Zoom Call With Narcissists

I had been three months into my “healing separation” from my mom when my sister suggested a Zoom call with the whole family.

4 min readApr 26, 2020

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Zoom Call With Narcissists

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Anne Davis

Anne Davis

Writer, educator, mom, coffee lover. I write memoir and creative nonfiction about psychology and mental health. Twitter @running_shadows IG @s_annewriter

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