Oct 23, 20235 min
20) Cold Water Therapy
Present tense: October 23, 2023, Cape Town, South Africa. I am currently living at Liberty House, a sober living facility in Cape Town. I...
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Oct 20, 20235 min
19) Validation Junkie
Yes, I was a junkie. Down and out, hopelessly addicted to cocaine. I was as bad as it gets: days-long benders, horrific crashes, stealing...
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Oct 10, 20234 min
18) I deserve it
This idea, that I “deserve it” fueled my drug use for a very long time. In fact, this rationalization was present from the beginning. I...
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Sep 26, 20233 min
17) The Art of Flipping
It's all in the eyes--the eyes. That's what the sex workers used to say. They would stare men down as they walked down the...
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Sep 19, 20234 min
16) One Year Sober!
Today is an exciting milestone for me. I am 365 days clean. 365 days of continuous sobriety. It is a tremendous achievement, as I had...
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Sep 12, 20233 min
15) A woman for everyone
When I first showed up on the streets, I mistakenly thought that jealousy would be the largest challenge among the sex workers. I thought...
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Sep 4, 20233 min
14) Hierarchies on the streets
The hierarchy that existed among the sex workers was incredibly complex and took me years to unpack. Where do I begin? First of all, the...
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