Megan noticed, as all women learn to at one point or another, that it was taking all of the effort that he had to keep his eyes aimed at hers. Upon reaching his car, she had realized her power, his vulnerability. And who said she wasn’t spontaneous? Gary had said it. She wished her boyfriend… Continue reading Traffic #2
Traffic #1
Megan sat in her unreliable Plymouth Reliant in 85 degree, remind-you-of-a-moist-mouth, Michigan summer heat. Why is the universe mad at me this time? She looked around, realizing that she was being dramatic again; to be stuck in traffic is to be stuck with the equally unlucky. Revision: only someone who is cursed could get stuck… Continue reading Traffic #1
Spicy Peanut and Eggplant Soup
Sometimes, you allow circumstances to get the best of you. In those times, you may or may not resort to one of the easiest vices around. Food. You see, food is a seducer. Food says to you, “You need me. You can’t say no to me. You yield to me. We become one.” When you… Continue reading Spicy Peanut and Eggplant Soup
In an open letter to the man who stopped his car on a busy street in order to ask whether he could drive me home,
“Thank you for pulling away graciously and immediately after I told you no. I appreciate that. However, I could have done without your assurance that you’re ‘not a pervert or anything.’”
Don’t Drink The Water #6
A Flint native, I can’t quite stop thinking about the water crisis though I no longer live there. I wondered what my peers were thinking, so I asked them, via a form. They answered. Tammie What is your relationship to Flint, Michigan? Lived in Flint for 32 years! When did you first become aware of… Continue reading Don’t Drink The Water #6
In an open letter to Zyrtec,
“I love you. I love you. I love you. Thanks to you, I can smell spring and summer. Flowers! Fragrance!! Also, thanks to you, I can sleep through the night without scratching mosquito bites until I bleed.”
Don’t Drink The Water #5
A Flint native, I can’t quite stop thinking about the water crisis though I no longer live there. I wondered what my peers were thinking, so I asked them, via a form. They answered. Kasi What is your relationship to Flint, Michigan? Born and raised, still living there. What are you doing about water? Bottled… Continue reading Don’t Drink The Water #5
So, I think someone tried to buy sex from me this afternoon
It has been a while since I have felt genuine fear when approached by a man, and I don’t miss that feeling at all. This story starts weeks ago. I was on a lunch break walking to a nearby restaurant, when I took an alternate route in order to avoid someone. Then, I encountered three… Continue reading So, I think someone tried to buy sex from me this afternoon
Cocktail Coundown: Founding Fathers
If Election 2016 makes you feel like drinking, I can help. Here I’ll make cocktails for each US President. By November, we can drink them all! One died in service to his county. Three died on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, two on the same day, one, five years later. Among the first five
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In an open letter to the woman with the exposed belly,
“Your tummy looks like a ham hock.”