Blog - Betsey Horton

BLOG: Writing Again, Finally

Posted on March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 by Betsey Horton

Monday morning. Waiting for the coffee to finish. 20 years ago today, I got on a plane to Paris for the very first time. It changed my life forever. I got off that plane and said to myself, “Someday I’m going to live here.” And now… now I’m moving to...Read More

BLOG: Reboot

Posted on March 16, 2025March 16, 2025 by Betsey Horton

Saturday night/Sunday morning. 2:30am on the dot. I slept for about 10 hours today after a late brunch with my brother. Gee, I wonder why? Generally feeling okay right now. You know, as long as I don’t read the news. Or think about anything that happened in my life before...Read More

BLOG: This Experiment Has Officially Concluded

Posted on March 15, 2025March 15, 2025 by Betsey Horton

Saturday morning. Yesterday went from bad to worse fast. I remembered why I wanted to volunteer for a scientific study instead of just raw-dogging my trauma box on my own. Alas. It is over, and nothing can be done now. This story starts with me eating too many mushroom chocolates...Read More

BLOG: Shedded Skin

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Betsey Horton

Wednesday. Feeling good. Better than I have in a long time. I’m glad I opened the box of doom and faced down my trauma. It’s out there. It’s done. It’s over. I am free. The question now is… what’s next? I feel very strange right now. It’s like I molted...Read More

BLOG: Feelin’ Alright

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Betsey Horton

Monday morning. The world feels different today. Well, I guess I feel different today. The world is still a terrible place, obviously. Every day it gets worse. But today is different. Today I feel like… I can take this terrible world on. I have exorcised the demon within. If I...Read More

BLOG: Relief

Posted on March 9, 2025March 10, 2025 by Betsey Horton

Sunday evening. Watching Gossip Girl. Trying to figure out how I feel right now. Mainly… a strong sense of relief. It’s out there. It’s done. That’s the whole outline of the book. In order of every terrible thing that happened, one right after the other. Now I just have to...Read More

BLOG: What Happened to Me?

Posted on March 9, 2025March 11, 2025 by Betsey Horton

TRIGGER WARNING: All the terrible things happen in this post. Sunday morning. Slept late. I am so exhausted right now, but I’m starting to feel at peace because I finally have an answer to the question of… what happened to me? Let’s run the list in chronological order, shall we?...Read More

BLOG: I’m Reliving a Nightmare

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Betsey Horton

Saturday night. Post therapy session. I am exhausted. I listened to Bob Marley for awhile and tried to meditate. I had another memory surface. A big one. A memory involving a certain English teacher and Lacrosse coach. Oh yes, that one. The whole story with that team. What a nightmare....Read More

LIVE BLOG: Teen Torture, Inc

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Betsey Horton

True to form, I have decided to push myself to my limit for the sake of science. I wish more than anything my brain was hooked up to a machine right now and that I was part of an actual study, but I am not. Instead I am in my...Read More

BLOG: Puzzle Pieces

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Betsey Horton

How do you tell a complete story when all you have to work with is a handful of puzzle pieces scattered across the floor? How do you tell a story when you can’t put it in order? How can you tell a story piece by piece, in a nonlinear fashion,...Read More

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