I’m more concerned now with why the HelloFresh directions have me putting things slathered in olive oil into the oven when the temperature is set at 450 degrees. Also, I’ve been having chest pain.
Read moreProverbial Charm Bracelet
I’ve never been a good packer, always been a good rememberer. When I tried to pack in 2018 I went through my belongings piece by piece and thought I was thinking carefully. Everything hit me hard. I mean, I wrote an entire essay about two plastic spoons I found in a folded in half purse. To call me sentimental wouldn’t hit the mark. I was on my way to emotional hoarding.
Read moreI can't eat
Everything is okay but why am I not hungry anymore?
Read moreAfter two weeks, a pond
I was alone and trying to get my heart rate up so my lungs would have to work a little harder than they do when I sink into the couch and let my neck push forward to a 90-degree angle and I stay for so long my hips start to hurt.
Read moreThe Death of Subtext
I saw myself in the description of someone very aware of everyday subtext. I too spend many hours decoding why the person who once wanted to get lunch with me did not return my friendly wave on campus. I too find it hard to believe that people who stay quiet in workshop are not fundamentally aware of their overt aggression. I too count how many times someone speaks over me in a conversation. Doesn’t everyone?
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