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I'm a middle-aged nobody breathing one day at a time in Canada while screaming into the world through the written word.

Under the Cedar Trees is a cathartic outlet for unmasking and processing navigating life through a lens of mental illness and ASD. Random thoughts and creations regarding any topics that come to mind and need to be voiced may also be shared here.

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- Senryū (84)
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- Freewriting (5)
- Stream of Consciousness Poems (15)
- Responses & After-Poems (2)
- Rhymes (2)
- Bite-Sized Poems (39)
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- Freewriting (1)
- Mini Stories (2)
Journaling (132)
- Dream records (4)
- Bite-Sized Thoughts (54)
- Stream of Consciousness Journaling (17)
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- Typography/Lettering (2)

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"Through journaling, your voice
cannot go unheard."
— Unknown

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Month: March 2026

Sunday Morning Train Ride

Published by Lee Under the Cedar Trees on March 8, 2026

I’m on a train.
I like the rumbling, the shaking and swaying.

Continue readingSunday Morning Train Ride

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