As a student, when presented with an open-ended question such as “what do you feel inadequate about?” the correct impulse, drilled into my young mind, required me to restate the question as a statement and proceed into my answer. I honestly find that tedious as an adult though it may have been easier than aContinue reading “You’ve Been Flirting Again”
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Empty Room
A college friend tells me her boyfriend, someone else from college, feels proud of me for accepting the scholarship without a clear career path from it; it’s not part of a grand resume building plan, it is a jaunt across the globe, far away. My mother thinks it will lead me down an excellent careerContinue reading “Empty Room”
Liar, Liar
There is a man I sleep with from time to time who is very concerned with the possible existence of other partners. I lie to him. As far as he must know, there is only him; he is, after all, the only one who asks about others. I don’t lie to many people, in fact,Continue reading “Liar, Liar”