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What A Book About Dying Taught Me About Living

What A Book About Dying Taught Me About Living

Yes - it's super depressing - but there's more.

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Chris Wojcik
May 20, 2023
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A walk in Texas.

When I first started writing, I was mostly just trauma-dumping.

I wanted to prove that I was “damaged enough” to be a writer.

This girl broke my heart, the sport I do is hard to make a living in, my body is injured, personal trauma this, personal trauma that.

Likewise, when I first started Jiu-Jitsu, I wanted to prove to myself and everyone…

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