Author Archives: Shay

Chapter 02, “Desk 1,” Part 2

Posted on 2025-10-02 by Shay

“Yes, it is. It looks like they didn’t touch it,” I told her. “Good, good!” my boss exclaimed. “What about checkbooks?” “No checkbooks! They took both your personal and Reggie’s.” “Gamemeno!” she shouted into my ear. “Did they open the … Continue reading →

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Chapter 02, “Desk 1,” Part 1

Posted on 2025-09-30 by Shay

I wandered numbly through the crushing silence and noticed where the intruders had left their marks: footprints and bits of yellow attic insulation on the rug upstairs, open closets and cabinet doors, and wrinkles in the gold satin runner on … Continue reading →

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Chapter 01, “Twenty-Three Angels,” Part 3

Posted on 2025-09-25 by Shay

The office phone rang again. “Answer it, but remember what I told you,” Taylor Emmings warns. I feel like a hostage. I stand and approach the phone. I can see the caller ID reads “Jimmy.” “Hey, Jimmy,” I say, trying … Continue reading →

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Chapter 01, “Twenty-Three Angels,” Part 2

Posted on 2025-09-23 by Shay

I feel a tremor run through my body. “May I have the cup of tea from my desk?” “Yes,” says the ponytailed woman. “I will get it for you.” She walks out of the kitchen and across the wooden floor … Continue reading →

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Chapter 01, “Twenty-Three Angels,” Part 1

Posted on 2025-09-19 by Shay

“History is written by the survivors.” – Social Forces, October 1931 [2011-09-19] There are 8 or 10 of them. Bulletproof vests and sidearms. I freeze. Their uniforms trigger a flashback to when I was 14. The time my mother set me … Continue reading →

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Welcome to “My Fakking HORRIBLE Greek Mafia Job”

Posted on 2025-09-18 by Shay

Welcome to “My Fakking HORRIBLE Greek Mafia Job.” This is the true story of how I survived three and a quarter years trapped in a crazy nightmare that began with a federal workplace raid and put me, the lone office … Continue reading →

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Close Encounters with Hospital Para-Police

Posted on 2025-09-12 by Shay

The state of Delaware allows public and private institutions to employ constables or para-police to help “preserve the peace and good order of the state,” including on ChristianaCare (CCHS) facilities. Though they are not allowed to carry guns on duty, … Continue reading →

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When Care Becomes Harm: How The Healthcare Industry Fails Trauma Survivors

Posted on 2024-10-22 by Shay

In a smedical industry built for efficiency rather than empathy, trauma survivors like me are left to fend for ourselves. Time and time again, I freeze or dissociate during appointments, and the doctor doesn’t notice. They don’t record the signs … Continue reading →

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“The Suicide Disease” x 4

Posted on 2024-10-16 by Shay

It is said that Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is “ranked among the most painful of all medical problems and has been nicknamed the ‘suicide disease’ because there is no cure and limited effective treatments. The pain from CRPS is … Continue reading →

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Near Death, Disbelieved, and Abandoned

Posted on 2024-10-09 by Shay

“I haven’t had a shower since Monday so that’s my goal today. Have a shower. Also go for a walk would be good. if I can. I’ll see how my pain levels are and my energy. I can ignore pain … Continue reading →

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