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I Don’t Want To Be Loved

I Don’t Want To Be Loved

Chelsea Temple Chelsea Temple
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All I kept thinking was how fast can I get back to my car and get out of this awkward arm lock thing we had going on. I hated it.

I’m Getting Way Too Good At Living Alone

I’m Getting Way Too Good At Living Alone

Lauren Skirvin Lauren Skirvin
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I like my peace, I like my quiet, I like my sanity.

In My Phone Live Dreams Of Another Place

In My Phone Live Dreams Of Another Place

Hannah Kallaoun Hannah Kallaoun
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By now, Zumper will have asked me if I’m a robot because I’m speeding through listings at a suspect rate. I sure do feel like a robot, I want to say.

I Pull Out A Red Sequin Dress From The Back Of My Closet And Weep

I Pull Out A Red Sequin Dress From The Back Of My Closet And Weep

Natalia Vela Natalia Vela
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I mourn the body in the pictures inside the frames on my dresser from seven years ago. From nine. From ten. From twelve. From thirteen.

Being Unemployed, Broke, And Sad

Being Unemployed, Broke, And Sad

Ari Eastman Ari Eastman
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I call my mother and hope she isn’t disappointed. 

How Having A Hysterectomy At 25 Completely Changed My Life

How Having A Hysterectomy At 25 Completely Changed My Life

Anonymous
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I want everyone to know I had a hysterectomy, and it changed me.

Being Crushed By A City

Being Crushed By A City

Katie Mather Katie Mather
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I am in a different city, and it’s fine, but I wonder if it’s bad that I’m always just thinking about the other one.

I Traveled The World And Didn’t Find Myself Along The Way

I Traveled The World And Didn’t Find Myself Along The Way

Hannah Lidsky Hannah Lidsky
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I don’t think I found myself, but I do think I learned a lot about my passions.

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