Emmy frequently had to wonder if she might prefer to kill herself rather than be subjected to the kind of… Read more A Beauty Emergency
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Tinkering Leads to Blinkering
She wondered sometimes what it would be like—to be so fucking hot that people couldn’t resist trying to talk to… Read more Tinkering Leads to Blinkering
A Sea(sonal) Change
You can always tell the kind of people who are “so ready” when the first jag of warm weather descends… Read more A Sea(sonal) Change
Beauty Secrets of an Unaging Queen
For the longest time, Justine could notice the people around her resenting her for her ostensible agelessness. While everyone else… Read more Beauty Secrets of an Unaging Queen
Don’t Worry, You’re Still Young
Vidalia was always hearing other women telling her, “Don’t worry, you’re still young.” It took her a long time to… Read more Don’t Worry, You’re Still Young
The Pimple Problem
There are few feelings as liberating as watching a particularly gnarly pimple at last die off. Calm down, reduce in… Read more The Pimple Problem
Quadruple Peaks
On Wednesdays, some people wear pink. Others gather around a table at a semi-dilapidated community center in Tomales to recall… Read more Quadruple Peaks
Ill-Disguising Armor
Mom used to tell me that people stared at me because I was so beautiful. Maybe back then, in my… Read more Ill-Disguising Armor
Wider With Age
Sometimes I wonder: are all women doomed to be “wide-brimmed” after a certain age? Walking behind one such waddling hen… Read more Wider With Age
How Nice You Look
It was one of those startling moments once you reach “a certain age.” To be ogled and then approached so… Read more How Nice You Look
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