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You Are Not a Burden (Damien Becker)

You Are Not a Burden (Despite  (the sacrifices   (carers are truly    (held to ransom by     (economic rationalism and      (the right to       (your story as        …

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    • The Journal
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    • Fiction
      • Lies to Live By
      • Being Sure
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      • Lighthouse Yarns
    • Non Fiction
      • Rogue State
      • Verity La Forum
    • Poetry
      • Heightened Talk
      • Spoken Word
    • Reviews
      • Through the Looking Glass
    • Projects
      • Black Cockatoo
      • Clozapine Clinic — The Frater Project
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      • Disrupt
      • Out of Limbo
  • Poetry Podcast
  • Submissions
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