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The Anniversary I Finally Told the Truth
A marriage built on a lie. A wedding performed for the audience. What happens when the truth finally has somewhere to land.
Mar 10
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Alisa Sieber
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Honor Courage and Commitment
At 18, a $150,000 scholarship felt like destiny. Twenty years later, I understand it was escape. A journal entry, unedited, and the truth it took…
Mar 1
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Alisa Sieber
2
Mom, You Look Happy
A mother reflects on joy, loss, and generational healing after a life-altering phone call. An intimate essay on presence, grief, and breaking cycles.
Jan 16
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Alisa Sieber
2
The 3D Printed Rose
A mother reflects on presence, restraint, and hope while making art with her daughter, searching for a lost kitten, and learning when staying matters…
Jan 3
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Alisa Sieber
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Christmas. A Love Hate Relationship. Part 1.
A childhood moment shattered Christmas for me. This essay traces innocence lost, generational trauma, and how motherhood forced me to rebuild meaning…
Dec 29, 2025
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Alisa Sieber
1
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The Water at Fly Ranch
I learned my body knew how to surface. I didn't know yet that floating alone was only half the work.
Oct 9, 2025
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Alisa Sieber
1
1
Don't Leave Me High and Dry
A visceral postpartum autofiction chapter exploring motherhood, trauma, and survival through lived experience, memory, and music.
Jan 6, 2019
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Alisa Sieber
3
Fifteen and Already Burned Out
Growing up in a volatile home can wire stress as baseline. A reflection on emotional regulation, attachment intensity, and breaking generational cycles.
Feb 3, 2003
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Alisa Sieber
I’m the Bitch, Eh?
A fourteen-year-old tries to solve heartbreak like a crime scene.
Feb 16, 2002
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Alisa Sieber
1
1
I'm Sick, I'm Tired, and I Didn't Do That
An excerpt written at fourteen, tracing the moment guilt took root and silence became safer than being misunderstood inside family conflict and…
Jan 29, 2002
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Alisa Sieber
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