Baby Arianna at Tanya’s Toyland had straight black bangs, plump red lips, and lifelike lashes so long they tickled my cheeks testing her soft hug in the store. And I wanted her to be in that box Mommy placed on the table wrapped in balloon paper beside the rose-topped cake. Never mind that the box […]
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When I’m not hunting in bookstores for the newest books to read, I’m searching for the latest fashion trends to fit my wardrobe. These two worlds rarely intersected until I came across an online ad for scarves fitted with the words of classic novels. They looked soft and pretty, and I could think of a […]
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I’m starting to realize that every day we stare at the clock, silently urging its hands to continue moving forward. “Hurry up!” we think to ourselves. (Always in a rush to do this or get there) What is the valid definition of time? It can’t be Escaped, Stretched, Shortened, or Ended by anyone. A forever […]
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I’m not very good with blank spaces. I like to fill things up. My walls are covered with posters and art. I like to express myself in my surroundings, and when things are blank, you can’t really do that. For years I have had a white chair in the corner of my room. I have […]
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In this article, you will travel through time, from the ’50s, where things were more conservative, less flashy, and very simplistic, to now, where styles range anywhere from uber risky and in-your-face to laid-back and delicate. You will see how a single look from the past can be summed up in just one powerful word […]
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I knew what to say when the kids in school asked, If you were stuck on a desert island with just one thing? I cupped the small treasure in my hands: a pair of Chanel earrings. Mine. I’d sit pretty on a piece of driftwood in the open sea: Composed. Classy. My face, sunlit by […]
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Mom hands me a wrapped package and unsuccessfully tries to suppress a smile. String lights on the Christmas tree in the living room flash red, green, and blue patches of color across the snowflake images printed on the paper. The package is malleable and contracts under the pressure of my fingers. My sister is peeling […]
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