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Oct 7, 2022

My Mother Warned Me Not To Drive Through The Local Cemetery At Night. I Should Have Listened.

I should’ve said no. It was my second week in a new town, at a new high school full of kids who had all grown up together and known each other since kindergarten. I was definitely the weird new kid, completely out of place. …

Scary Story

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My Mother Warned Me Not To Drive Through The Local Cemetery At Night. I Should Have Listened.
My Mother Warned Me Not To Drive Through The Local Cemetery At Night. I Should Have Listened.
Scary Story

18 min read


Sep 23, 2022

I Got A Creepy Letter From The Person Who Used To Live In My House, And I Can’t Help But Wonder If What They Wrote Is True

I am so thankful that summer is finally here, but this morning I was kind of surprised when I looked at the calendar and saw that it was already May. April flew by, but thankfully it took the last of the chilly weather with it. As I put my daughter…

Haunting

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I Got A Creepy Letter From The Person Who Used To Live In My House, And I Can’t Help But Wonder If…
I Got A Creepy Letter From The Person Who Used To Live In My House, And I Can’t Help But Wonder If…
Haunting

9 min read


Aug 30, 2022

My Dream Tried To Warn Me, And I Could Have Saved Him

Dad laughed at me last night when I told him that I just wanted to spend my first day off in two weeks sleeping, at least until noon. Between our loudmouth neighbors and the arrogant sunlight intruding through my bedroom window that I couldn’t afford curtains for, I guess sleeping…

Scary Story

7 min read

My Dream Tried To Warn Me, And I Could Have Saved Him
My Dream Tried To Warn Me, And I Could Have Saved Him
Scary Story

7 min read


Aug 21, 2022

The Woman In The Walls Tormented Us, And Now I Believe She Is After You

My Dearest Lilly, I’m writing this because I feel it would be far too difficult to talk to you in person. I also need you to hear me out, without rolling your eyes or interrupting me. There are some things that have happened that your father and I never told…

Scary

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The Woman In The Walls Tormented Us, And Now I Believe She Is After You
The Woman In The Walls Tormented Us, And Now I Believe She Is After You
Scary

14 min read


Aug 8, 2022

Cheating Is Never Okay

The modern dating world is riddled with technology and easy access to social media, which is full of unfaithful people. Discreetly betraying the one you claim to love is now easier than ever. …

Relationships

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Cheating Is Never Okay
Cheating Is Never Okay
Relationships

2 min read


Aug 1, 2022

Name Your Trauma

What is trauma? Trauma is anything that splits your life into a before and an after. When trauma finally registers as what it actually is, and you allow yourself to acknowledge and name it, you will start to see the ripples that your traumatic experiences have cast throughout your life…

Trauma

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Name Your Trauma
Name Your Trauma
Trauma

2 min read


Jul 31, 2022

Planting Seeds In The Dark

I’ve decided who I want to be and what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to be someone who makes people cry. I want to move you to tears with the words that I write. I want to summon rivers from irises, and validate your…

Writing

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Planting Seeds In The Dark
Planting Seeds In The Dark
Writing

3 min read


Jul 21, 2022

Birthdays Are A Bigger Deal Than You Think

If you are ever in the position where you possess the ability to make a big deal out of someone’s birthday, DO IT! Ignore them when they try to tell you that it’s just another day, because their birthday isn’t like any of the other days of the year. Their…

Birthday

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Birthdays Are A Bigger Deal Than You Think
Birthdays Are A Bigger Deal Than You Think
Birthday

2 min read


Jul 20, 2022

Read This In Your Moments Of Weakness

Karma doesn’t have fists, but we do. Sometimes we need to be the first domino who surrenders to gravity. We don’t see the grace in falling until we witness and piece together the chain of events that follow our moment of weakness. You were a pawn of the Universe. You…

Forgiveness

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Read This In Your Moments Of Weakness
Read This In Your Moments Of Weakness
Forgiveness

2 min read


Jul 4, 2022

It’s Time To Stop Glorifying Alcoholism

Most of my life, I never touched cigarettes or drugs, and alcohol never appealed to me. When I was 22, I entered a toxic friendship with a girl who had a bad relationship with alcohol. At the time, I just really enjoyed her company, and started drinking socially when we…

Alcoholism

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It’s Time To Stop Glorifying Alcoholism
It’s Time To Stop Glorifying Alcoholism
Alcoholism

6 min read

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Gina Clingan

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Instagram: @gina_clingan twitter.com/GinaClingan facebook.com/GinaClinganWriter Some of my other writings can be found on thoughtcatalog

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