“Dear Journal, This motherfucker is killing me. Fresh out of shower. His hair’s all damp and sexy, and his beard scruff is at that perfect length — just long enough to be soft to the touch, but not so long that…
“In Florida, Florence had grown used to being the most sophisticated person in the room. But in this grubby bar (NY), she felt inadequate–stupid, really–for the first time in her life. She had been blithely walking around thinking she knew more…
“The rape lasted for close to an hour.” ……………………………………………………………………. “They say it is a miracle treatment–to have the most horrible trauma erased from your mind. What I want to express now, at the beginning of the story, is that it was…
“Groucho Marx said, <<Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?>>“ …………………………………………………………….. “The Pact is a group of like-minded individuals intent on achieving a similar goal. Created in 1992 by Orla Scott, The Pact has increased…
“It was very hot the summer before I ran away. Records were broken. Everyone was complaining. People started talking about global warming again, even though the prior winter had also broken records for snow and cold. I think sometimes that having…
Alexa (23 years old) and her Psychiatrist “-It’s important to listen to all of the Voices, I say. It doesn’t mean you have to act on what they say. But pushing them aside only makes them stronger.” I watch her throat…
When I discovered the writer Wendy Walker, I became instantly addicted to her words. Her stories keep me breathless while reading them. I am overwhelmed by the depth with which she’s explaining us, the readers, her characters and the relationships between…
“I never meant for any of this to happen. And obviously, I didn’t kill anyone. You know that. You know me better than anyone. It’s so simple at the beginning. You meet someone gorgeous and smart and funny. Somebody who’s better…
“As a wedding planner you can’t afford to miss anything. See, mine is a profession in which you orchestrate happiness. It is why I became a wedding planner. Life is messy. We all know this. Terrible things happen, I learned that…
“…I see women who dehumanize themselves, who treat themselves as though they’re pieces of meat. They objectify themselves. And as if that’s not bad enough, they don’t even do it for themselves, they usually do it for someone else: for a…
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