Our lips may have been pressed together, but what he really touched was my heart. I had given up on being happy and finding someone who understood me, someone I really connected with. All of that changed when I met him. If I would have gone through with my plan, I never would have met […]
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Oyfn pripetshik brent a fayeri, Un in shtub iz heys; Un der rebbe lernt kleyne kinderlech dem alefbeyz; Un der rebbe lernt kleyne kinderlech dem alef-beyz. Zet zhe, kinderlech, gedenkt zhe tayere, vos ir lernt do; Zogt zhe noch a mol un take noch a mol: Komets alef o. I hear music playing, a song […]
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When you were little, you used to wear tiny floral print dresses and sit with your legs apart because that was the only way you knew how to. You would confidently march on that stage and carve melodies with your body — each move either accentuating or masking every curve on your body — and […]
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My mother has never been one to cuss. Coming from a religious family, her language was fairly clean. That day my mother told me to “go kick some ass.” It was her way of showing support because “good luck” was just not going to cut it. From then on, it became a tradition. At every […]
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“No, don’t leave,” he said, staring up at me with his huge, vulnerable eyes. “I need to go, I have class,” I said, begging myself not to drown in the blueness of his gaze. “Meet me later. Please,” he said, grabbing my hand and pressing it to his lips. I had never felt butterflies like […]
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It’s two o’clock. You are staring at the wall. Sleep has been an elusive personage for the past two hours now. That is not a new thing for you, is it? However, there is a real reason behind your wakefulness tonight, and it is not your recurring nightmare. You are trying so hard to go […]
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1) Don’t call me adorable. I am tornadoes and tidal waves; my looks are not an invitation for condescension, but a warning. 2) I know that I’m quiet sometimes, but do not mistake that for vulnerability. Take one step towards taking advantage of me and you will hear noise you never would have expected to […]
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You never liked car rides because first you’d get sleepy, and when you couldn’t sleep, you’d get dizzy. Sometimes those rides would be bearable, if you remembered to tilt your head so far back you could see the streetlights upside down. They’d flash on your subtle, smiling face like a flickering bulb. Even freaky things […]
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Somewhere between flattery and glorification, I watched the shell of a coconut, a strong, resistant, carefully fronted facade break open to reveal a tender vulnerability, clinging on to a resilient shell of grandeur and hardiness– a tender vulnerability that offered a delightful sweetness that reminded consumers of the bliss that followed blood and sweat. Somewhere […]
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