When it comes to being bourgeois, there is perhaps nothing worse than a boyfriend/husband with terrible taste vis-à-vis what to… Read more The Shitty Gift Giver
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The Pleats Were Never the Same, Or: Jank Hestia
He had warned Mary Anne about Donna’s, let’s say, deficiencies when it came to performing domestic tasks that many others… Read more The Pleats Were Never the Same, Or: Jank Hestia
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
A Lovely Sendoff
Jack’s volatile temper was little known to anyone except Renata. Though she was the one of Italian origin between the… Read more A Lovely Sendoff
If The Shoe Doesn’t Fit, Wear It Regardless
They say corns are more common among “the elderly”—as though youths are immune to friction. Foot friction, that is. They… Read more If The Shoe Doesn’t Fit, Wear It Regardless
Lugar Olvidado Por Dios, Or: A Nothing Town Becomes Even More Nothing in the Summer
In a town that becomes even more abyssal than usual during the summer, it’s even scarier for a woman alone.… Read more Lugar Olvidado Por Dios, Or: A Nothing Town Becomes Even More Nothing in the Summer
A Whore for Being Ignored
I sent him news articles, memes and little videos I thought he would react to. He never did. It was… Read more A Whore for Being Ignored
Trace Amounts
She could feel him looking at the faint traces of gray in her hair that she usually covered up via… Read more Trace Amounts
So Much For Being Flown to the Moon
When he said he would “fly me to the moon,” I thought he was speaking metaphorically. Instead, he meant that… Read more So Much For Being Flown to the Moon
Prats Past and Present
The hordes were out in full force. Of course, in a place like this, they always were. But today was… Read more Prats Past and Present
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