I wrote about feeling like I've failed some crucial test of Being A Woman, how it is to live despite that, & the summertime life of the Blob Girl businessinsider.com/get-ready-for-…
just some molten-purple prose on femme insecurity for you on this thursday almost-afternoon businessinsider.com/get-ready-for-… I know I am not alone, that...I was built for gazes to pa...
"Having survived through a plague I want to live every inch of my survival, the world my oyster and I its irritant little pearl, the gem at the lip of the mantle. Instead I'm the oyster, all slime in the throat, eating grit." businessinsider.com/get-ready-for-…
with many thanks to @edithhonan for shepherding this unplaceable piece into unlikely print!!
some notes!!
-the labor of performing femininity is immensely valuable and i respect it deeply!!
-you can be totally sexy and not a Hot Girl ie skilled & practiced at said labor
-if this doesnt resonate for you its a personal essay i was just workin out some feelings!
also this was the illustration @timfitzphoto made for me its botticelli x munch lol Image

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