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Our Grandfathers Were Right
“Just wait until you get to the real world!” Older generations in our families can hold all sorts of lessons, but I’m sure once you’ve heard this one like a broken record, life is hard. The “real world” is hard, it won’t be handed to you on a silver platter. However, if you’ve noticed, older…
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Pepperoni and Mushroom Pizza
CONTENT WARNING: THIS PIECE CONTAINS HEAVY TOPICS SUCH AS SUICIDE, IMPLIED SELF HARM, AND HOMOPHOBIA. READ WITH CAUTION I am unloveable. That is what I always told myself. I had too much going on, I kept to myself, and most of all, the few times I had tried to put myself out there, I was…
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Haunted house’s aren’t that bad, right?
“Alice! Reiner’s here!” I looked at my half finished makeup in the mirror. “Shit! Tell him my costume isn’t done yet!” I took out the red lipstick and applied it to my lips. I then picked up my curler and curled the ends of my hair, careful not to burn my fucking scalp off. Once…
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The Feeling’s Mutual
I anxiously watched the clock across the set, zoning out on what the director was saying. In exactly 15 minutes, we’d be released from set and I’d head to a dinner party with my friends. At this dinner party, I’m going to propose to my partner. My partner, Venus, and I have been together for…
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We’ll Figure It Out
I walked into the drug store, the smell of sterility mixed with linoleum slapping me in the face. I was surprised at how many people were there. It was well into the evening, yet there seemed to be tens of people there. However, there seemed to be a lack of employees. Maybe everyone was on…
Our Grandfathers Were Right 