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Chapter Two - Marie Ruth

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Marie Ruth
May 24, 2026
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I don’t know where to begin. “Staring at a blank page” to quote the song Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. Yes, now that song is stuck in my head, thank you. The reality is: I was unwritten. Leaving more than thirty years of marriage left me questioning every aspect of myself.

There is an episode of Gilmore Girls where Lorelei is questioning her entire life choices. Does she really like Poptarts? Or was it because her mother would not like them?

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