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Death Archive

December 10, 2022 by xficjournal

by Sof Sears I pull cards like pulling teeth from a skull: embalming fluid, obelisk, clover, raven. I keep this oracle card deck sealed away inside its own canvas pouch, hidden in my bedside drawer. The artist, Claire Goodchild, created this intricate, gorgeous deck of cards, called “Memento Mori,” each depicting some sort of object … Read more…

Posted in: The Archive Tagged: death, love, memory, mental health

Love, Loss, and Ketamine

December 7, 2022 by xficjournal

by Anonymous When I fell in love, I couldn’t stop crying. I lay on my bedroom floor sobbing for hours. Something hurt deep inside me. My therapist asked me to draw it. I knew exactly what it looked like. It was a tornado made of deep, dark blues and purples. A gradient of sorrow. I … Read more…

Posted in: The Archive Tagged: breakups, ketamine, loss, love, psychedelics, relationships
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