
Never Live It Down
teenage talk, ego, bed bugs & breakups
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teenage talk, ego, bed bugs & breakups

reflections on father figures, jealousy, exes and distractions

On hunger, boyfriends, hospitals and that New York Times article.

An essay on bad blood, big feelings, insects and Italy.

Mortifying notes from the field on grief and my prolonged girlhood.

My dad died four days ago. This is where I'm at with it.

also Bride Wars, book recommendations, the contradictory nature inherent to my womanhood, and only one Middle Earth reference! Huzzah!

Inspired by a line from my latest read, I recall an unfortunate high school encounter and lay out for you the long history of my pungent leanings.

and other musings from a daughter raising her own parents

Tis I, your resident Trophy Hog, beginning yet another project that will surely be abandoned long before reaching its potential. Shall we?