Arielle Baines

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“"Take care of my darlings for me,"” by Arielle Baines

**Trigger Warning, Depression and Substance Abuse**I moved my kid's and I to South Dakota at the end of January 2022. We needed a new start.The smell of coffee, breakfast food and the bleach water mixed together as I wiped the tables. It was sticky hot but, in my defense, I'm used to an Alaskan summer. The 8 hung over fisherman at the next table over were silently eating their breakfasts. "You're awfully quiet this morning!" I said cheerily, with knowing eyes and a playful smile."Yeah, not awake yet." one of them mumbled rubbing his eyes.Ano...

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Looking to see if I can keep my attention on creating! I am Inupiaq. I play the guitar and fake the piano pretty well. Enneagram type 4 if anyone knows what that is.