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"Because of her, I was..."
With love and gratitude to Heather B Armstrong
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When You Inherit the Family Secrets
An excerpt from Unearthed by Meryl Frank
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Right Lane Must Exit
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"Because of her, I was..."
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one mix tape for two broken hearts
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the lifespan of a death
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the grief of a closed piercing
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healing is hard
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The Dream of the 80s are Alive in Our Instincts to Self Preserve
On Brooke Shields' New Docuseries, Pretty Baby
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Right Lane Must Exit
on going to Boston to see about a (college-bound) boy
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the urge to rebound
on love, death and the impulse to replace what was lost
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this is me, preparing
(everything is happening so fast)
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to the girl buying a single box of tampons at the drug store. sincerely, the woman in front of you buying milk.
a poem, which I eventually get to
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on dating women after (cis) men
an open thread on navigating later-in-life queerness
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the braid
the braid
a newsletter that explores the braided experience of mother, lover and self. personal essays & conversations on sex, death, love, loss, parenthood, paradigms, identity, culture and coming of age. written by rebecca woolf with special guests.
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