I still had to sneak out of my house to go out at night. Mom and Dad liked to pretend I was a little angel virgin who didn’t know the lecherous ways of men. Too bad for them. They’d raised me with a
That date where he asked if we could have a threesome and I said no and so we had sex on his roof instead
In my earliest memories, I am building tall towers out of indigo blue picture books
I think art is interesting to write about because it’s bound in a certain idealism but scenes can get competitive and toxic.
“If you desire something,” she said, “ask for it with honesty and clear communication. Then accept the answer you receive, whatever it may be.”
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The ladybug nymphs were hatching in the hoop house.
Otters float in pools of blood, swans tangle in rivers of entrails. Heads of leopards wear fringed shawls, their fangs piercing shallow trenches.
Because cigarettes are one thing,
but my baby won’t have me smelling of shame.
He told me he knew someone on death row. That dreamcatchers weaken over time. He said Oktoberfest was the Promised Land.
Before the third time I lost my virginity, I recorded myself eating an orange with nothing but my mouth.
The wanting requires an immense amount of theater.
We landed on Court TV but didn’t watch it. We talked for five hours.
We cracked the Nyquil bottle’s safety seals and interlaced our arms like two pirate bridesmaids as we counted down our chugging
I did not raise my glass in toast to the passing of Gene Hackman.
I’ve never told anyone this story before because it is a little embarrassing. Plus legally I’m not really supposed to talk about it but…here we go.
I had my first sexual experience when I was
There is inherent loneliness in the mountains.
Catholic guilt burned a hole in my palm and hidden in a bag, inside another bag, I lowered it into a dumpster like burying evidence of dead nuns.
I felt his absence slowly growing and absorbing me like a black hole.
The freedom is almost overwhelming.
You were compiling something and the itch for alcohol had blocked all business until you’d gotten up, checked the stove, and left.
Other people when they have a sore throat and can't sleep: "I have a sore throat and can't sleep."
Me when I have a sore throat and can't sleep:
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It’s been 3:20 in the morning for ages. I
Telling my wife was hard. Telling my best friend was going to be hard. Telling my family was going to be hard. But leaving was right. And I was raised to do hard things that were right.
You are only who you are to him. Waitresses treat you weird and ask questions..
You didn’t want to manipulate me like you did the others. Should I feel bad for the others?
I suggested we arm wrestle as I did with every boy. I was a pick me and for my spreadsheet.
