Essay

The Second Time I Thought I Was Going to Die

This time, it wasn’t the world that disappeared. It was my body.

Chelsea M. Thacker · February 19, 2026

This time, it wasn’t the world that disappeared. It was my body.

This earlier essay is still published on Medium. This page holds its place in Living Terrain, where it connects to the rest of the work.

The investigation continues on Substack.