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A year after a very intense and destabilizing period, I’m starting to write about it. If you’re an editor interested in the longer version please lmk!
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Last summer, my brain broke so hard that I heard the voice of God. But weeks before God spoke to me, I heard a buzz.
I first heard it late at night, low-frequency, almost a purr. I thought it might be the train that runs a few blocks from my house. But no. It didn’t waver or fade. I turned off the ceiling fan, but that only stilled the air. So, it’s the HVAC, running high to keep the Texas heat at bay. Can’t turn that off. I wasn’t worried. I started to notice the whispery static during the day now, too; it faded when I turned my attention to something else.
But at night I was wakeful, agitated. I didn’t know it then, but it would be September before I slept through the night again. | Posted on 18/Jun/2024 01:24:13
