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Naked, Tripping, and Hunting Stars in the Oregon Woods

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Smoke, Honey, and the Goddess in the Café. The gods are still High.

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Every Angel I’ve Loved Was Bleeding. Kali in the Motel Room

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I’m Not Fighting Cancer. I’m Fighting a System

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Reentry Wounds

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  • Notes From The Fire Escape

    Felicia, Full Throttle. Cancer, Chaos, and the Ritual of the Ride

    November 13, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    A motorcycle, a war with cancer, and one man’s refusal to die quietly. And yes I named my bike Felicia

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    I Am a God (Even When I Bleed)

    November 10, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    just another fucking poem.

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    Still Here: A Bench, a Beast, and the Brutal Beauty of Breathing

    November 9, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    What a broken body taught me about life, death, and showing up anyway.

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    Infused Dark Chocolate Banana Bread

    September 28, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    A decadent twist on classic banana bread upgraded with almond flour, 90% dark chocolate, stevia, and infused cannabutter. It’s rich, moist, low on sugar, and very potent.

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    The Quiet Burn: What You Don’t See

    September 28, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    You’ll never see the bleeding, only the blaze. This is what it means to survive without showing the wreckage.

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    Metabolic Warfare, Plant Medicine, and Winning.

    September 11, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    Most of my wins are quiet, this one will not be, let's save lives together.

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  • Notes From The Fire Escape - Poetry

    In the End.

    September 9, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    A Poem.

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  • Notes From The Fire Escape - Poetry

    A Is a Fight: Surviving When Staying Positive Isn’t Enough

    September 8, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    A poem about pain, survival, and the quiet war of staying real when the world wants to erase you.

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  • Cannabis - Notes From The Fire Escape

    Chemo, Cannabis, and Fasting: Fighting Cancer on My Terms

    September 2, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    Four infusions in, no steroids, cannabis for support, and fasting for autophagy. This is how I’m managing chemo without losing myself.

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  • Notes From The Fire Escape - Stories

    The Sunshine Girl: An LSD Afternoon at a Bar That Bent Into Forever

    September 1, 2025 - By Duane Cummins

    A quiet Tuesday in a pub turned into a trip through melted streets, starlit grass, and a woman who vanished as suddenly as she appeared.

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