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What I Write While the Sauce Simmers

A love of family, as told through a love of food.

9 min readJan 15, 2024

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A Veteran, A Woman, and A Pacifist Walk Into A Bar

Plot twist: they’re all me.

13 min readNov 11, 2023

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Roofied & Raped — An Unexpected Betrayal

When ‘girl code’ clearly didn’t exist…

15 min readOct 12, 2023

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A woman on a bed in the dark with bottles and pills around her.

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About Me

I’m an Aquarian hyperventalist with a taste for philosophy, great food, and even better conversation.

9 min readSep 12, 2023

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Adoptere: Auditing the Narrative

Adopters, We are Begging You to Listen.

A loving entreaty to adoptive and foster parents from an adoptee to please… stop talking and listen.

10 min readAug 7, 2023

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Adoptere: Auditing the Narrative

Mid-Month Musings from adoptēre

Submission Call for Anthology Pieces, Boosts, and Growth

3 min read18 hours ago

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When You Dictate My Life Story, We All Lose

Listening to survivors, making space for uncomfortable truths, and doing the right thing.

12 min read2 days ago

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When You Dictate My Life Story, We All Lose

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The Space To Flourish: Time To Toss The Shit

Marie Kondo your soul and make room for manifest destiny.

7 min read6 days ago

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Why I Write, And Why You Should, Too

The importance of sharing our stories to develop and advance humanity.

6 min readMay 7, 2024

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It’s Not In My Head, And I’m Not Seeking Drugs

Chronic pain, an opioid crisis, and an extremely judgmental society.

14 min readMay 4, 2024

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Melissa Corrigan

Melissa Corrigan

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55+x Boosted Writer.She/her. Mother, partner, survivor, adoptee, veteran, entrepreneur, friend, ally, & flawed human. I seek enlightenment & growth daily.

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