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How Do I Celebrate the Holidays?

How do you celebrate holidays? I don’t. Not anymore. When you are incarcerated, holidays aren’t provided by a calendar. They are wrenched out of the jaws of a numbing monotony heavy with the potential for violence. Some people celebrate holidays when they happen. Many do not. Did Sisyphus get a birthday when he got to…

Robert Hiraeth

17th September 2025

Essays & Reflections

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Welcome to the Journey

Hello, and welcome. This is Robert Hiraeth, and this is where I’ll be sharing my writing journey – the weekly prompts that keep me moving forward, the stories that demand to be told, and the thoughts that won’t leave me alone until I put them on paper. You might be wondering about the name “Hiraeth.”…

Robert Hiraeth

28th August 2025

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