The Many Versions of Me

The Art of Falling Apart

A collection of personal stories by J.R. Allen


Some parts of our past stay with us longer than others. In The Many Versions of Me: The Art of Falling Apart, I revisit my own memories, experiences, and emotions through a series of imagined conversations with a therapist. Each story gives me room to examine a different part of my life, including the choices I made, the questions I still carry, and the person I was at the time.

Each story will be available to read here for free as it is completed. When I feel the collection is complete, I plan to bring the stories together in a book.

Stories in This Collection

Coming Soon. Stories and reading links will appear here as each piece is released.

A Note About These Stories

The experiences and memories in these stories are drawn from my real life. The therapist and our conversations are fictional, created as a way to revisit my past and ask questions that are not always easy to answer. These stories are not transcripts of actual therapy sessions.