Year: 2023
Writing
Only You Will Do
I came up with a new paradigm for the universe at this moment: a jigsaw puzzle. And we are each a piece of the puzzle. You may not be on the cutting edge, or anchor a corner, but know that without your participation, the whole will never be complete. We all feel the blank spot […]
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Writing
Falling While Living
I began the day by making coffee, stirring in a bit of sugar and a scoop of protein powder, thinking about the possibility of the day, anticipating meeting a guy for the first time. As I approached my chair to sit with my feet on the windowsill, holding my coffee, my foot was stumped by […]
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Writing
My Sexual Miseducation
I’ve been thinking a lot about abortion lately. Whenever I think about abortion, I think about how lucky I am that I never needed one. But it wasn’t luck that kept me from needing an abortion. It was Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood gave me free birth control when I was fifteen. But how did I […]
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