“Be so good that they have no choice but to notice you,” he was always prattling on, like some sort… Read more Tag, You’re Not It
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The Crest(fallenness) of a Wave
Alone on a beach is where she liked to be best. There was something illicit about it in that the… Read more The Crest(fallenness) of a Wave
An Immediate Playback of Your Fucked Up Relationship
There has so often been talk of the value of being able to record all of one’s memories as… Read more An Immediate Playback of Your Fucked Up Relationship
The Bistro Bitch
She might have known she would be reduced to working in a restaurant eventually. Her fate being sealed when “a… Read more The Bistro Bitch
Too Much Flannel Becomes Beige
It was one of those peak Brooklyn moments, she supposed, entering some Puerto Rican-run shoe repair store that was actually… Read more Too Much Flannel Becomes Beige
I Hug My Sexual Assaulter Like It’s Nothing
I hug my sexual assaulter like it’s nothing. It is he, in fact, who acts skittish about “making nice” in… Read more I Hug My Sexual Assaulter Like It’s Nothing
I’m Not Hair
“You mean when I see you after, you’ll be like a totally different person?” Cameron asked with almost vexing incredulity.… Read more I’m Not Hair
Polak Persuasion
“Are you a Polish person?” she finally asks point blank, breaking the ice after his judgmental stare at her borscht… Read more Polak Persuasion
Friendship Is For the Dogs
In the depths of a basement, she made her way down. Was told the strange setup would all be “worth… Read more Friendship Is For the Dogs
The Chafing Chum
“I mean, you wouldn’t actually classify yourself as a ‘good‘ friend, right? You know that’s not exactly what you’re about,”… Read more The Chafing Chum
