The line outside the bathroom, she could tell (though feigned unawareness to herself), was starting to expand at an alarming… Read more A Woman’s Vanity Holds Up the Line
Tag: vanity
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
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
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
Vanity in a Crisis
If there was a fire in a hotel, and an alarm was urgently going off, I would take my time… Read more Vanity in a Crisis
Wearing High Heels on an Evacuation Slide
It was ironic, as most things tend to be, that right before taking off for the flight, Frieda Sempkin, for… Read more Wearing High Heels on an Evacuation Slide
The Rose That Was Dead Inside
Beauty and the Beast taught children one true thing: every rose must die. Wilt away and lose all of its splendor.… Read more The Rose That Was Dead Inside
The Picture of Dorian Gray on Zoom
At first, staring at oneself didn’t elicit any “particular” response. Neither outright disgust, nor pronounced satisfaction with his physical appearance.… Read more The Picture of Dorian Gray on Zoom
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