Rummaging beneath our Christmas tree, my sisters and I found an oddly-shaped gift tucked way in the back. The tag read “To: The Girls | From: Santa.” It was December 19th (or thereabouts). In that moment, I accepted as truth what I’d mostly-known for a few years by that point: Santa isn’t real. What a … More 18 Things I’ve Learned in 18 Months (oops) of Single | Part II
It sort of scraped against my insides and felt unnatural as it escaped my mouth. I can’t remember the exact sentence, but I do know I used the word “whore” and as soon as I released it into the universe, I wanted to take it back. Which was odd, really, because I’d used that word … More him and her and me.
There’s something almost delirious about my happiness today. There is a giddiness…a tingly, whimsical buoyancy flowing freely from whatever spiritual organ is responsible for high-frequency vibration. There is magenta in my new and very sassy hair and a smile plastered across my face and Justin Bieber on the stereo. Try as I might to distance … More good vibrations.
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