…ain’t got no cigarettes…

Kristen Looney
4 min readJan 23, 2020

A doctor talking about clinical depression and the usefulness of antidepressants once told me, “Sometimes you have a brain chemistry imbalance, but sometimes your life just sucks.” That is a true statement. I spent all my savings moving across the country, leaving me with $4 in my checking account. I have a job, a well-paying job, but all of the debts I am paying off keep me from saving any money. I have two different chronic illnesses, both of which can flare up with no warning, limiting my ability to work.

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Kristen Looney

Writer, feminist, witch, amateur historian, would-be small business owner. I have a lot of thoughts on things