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November 10, 2022 5 Comments

By Karen Southall Watts

The first medication made her nauseous. The second made her fat. There was a vegan diet, and then a paleo festival of meat. She exercised. She struggled with meditation and sleep. A light box that beamed fake sunshine took up all the space on her nightstand, so she had to stash the book she was reading under her pillow. This latest cure had more complicated instructions, but she’d do anything to squash her soul-sucking depression. The move from medicine to magic was her last desperate hope. The draught was bitter. She woke up feeling light and happy under a blue sun.

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  1. Derek says

    November 10, 2022 at 1:41 pm

    This is a very good take on the issue of depression. It is very well-written and interesting.

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  2. Liz says

    November 10, 2022 at 9:43 pm

    What a story!
    Morbid obesity – depression – desperation – then oh! That final sentence.

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  3. yogita says

    November 11, 2022 at 2:13 am

    Depression..don’t we all go through it, wanting to wake up under a blue sky? Just that faint ray of hope and sunlight keeps us away from the bitter draught. Poignant story, well expressed

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  4. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    November 16, 2022 at 8:44 am

    A very good example of being able to say so much in so few words. The ending also makes you wonder…

    Great story 🙂

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  5. S. Webb says

    November 16, 2022 at 11:44 am

    At first I thought the story about insomnia and I was totally relating. When it went into magic I was hooked. The ending does make one wonder…which is great.

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