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Vera Vonn

@fishonaladder

Confessions of a White Trash Hoe

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Vera Vonn
@fishonaladder Dec 6, 2018, 4:54 PM UTC

California Boi

The first guy I dated in LA was a stereotypical “California Boi.” He also was the embodiment of all of the flaws I’ve encountered dating as a millennial. I met Jake at a Lil’ Dicky show, I probably s…

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@fishonaladder Sep 4, 2018, 5:42 PM UTC

Fish Set Free

My first show in LA was at an intimate venue in Echo Park, called Vega’s Meat Market. It felt more like some friends playing music in an empty living room than a show. I saw Genevieve, the singer of…

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@fishonaladder Jun 14, 2018, 7:43 PM UTC

A Survivor's Thoughts on 13 Reasons Why

I’m what you’d call a survivor. I’ve lost multiple family members and friends to suicide. I’ve had three major depressive episodes in my life where I contemplated suicide. Here are my thoughts on the…

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@fishonaladder May 31, 2018, 7:25 PM UTC

Victim to Victor

Each day I get to know myself a little better, almost too well. I learn things no one wants to know about themselves. No one wants to look into the mirror and see all your demons staring back. I mast…

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@fishonaladder May 21, 2018, 5:51 PM UTC

City of Misfits

It’s a stereotypical Southern California day, not a single cloud blemishes the electric blue sky. Her intoxicating beauty seems to stretch infinitely in all directions. I try to capture this moment w…

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@fishonaladder May 8, 2018, 1:41 PM UTC

High School

I found a home at a really great charter high school in Los Angeles and spent two years working there alongside many passionate teachers and administrators. We didn’t necessarily get the highest test…

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@fishonaladder May 4, 2018, 10:49 PM UTC

Middle School

I left my job at the elementary school for a temp job that sent me to different schools, still doing behavioral intervention. My first assignment was in South Los Angeles, not far from Compton. After…

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@fishonaladder May 4, 2018, 3:47 AM UTC

Elementary

My first job in LA was as a behavioral therapist in an elementary school near Van Nuys. It was a small school, consisting of a few bungalows scattered on a concrete slab, along with a basketball hoop…

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@fishonaladder May 2, 2018, 5:58 PM UTC

Letter to My Students

Dear class, You were the bane of my existence for the first few months of the school year, but over time you transformed my thoughts of you from a bunch of disrespectful, rude little jerks, who think…

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@fishonaladder May 1, 2018, 10:00 PM UTC

Liberty and Justice for Some

I’ve worked in many schools in different cities, with various ages and diverse populations, of disparate amounts of luck and chances. They all shared one thing. Every morning, every school recites th…

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