True story? For almost a decade now, I’ve slept with my body curled tight against my husband’s. I’ve woken to his heartbeat, and shared in his dreams. We have every reason to celebrate, but still: I have some very mixed feelings about Valentine’s Day. I don’t know why, but this year I’ve felt painfully aware of how the […]
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The Body Electric: Day Seventeen
Tonight, I realize that something has changed between me and the guy I love. I’m at a holiday party when I notice it: in a crowded room full of chatter and hum. I’m making my rounds — a slow circuit from one little knot of friends to the next — when I look up just […]
The Body Electric: Day Ten
Tonight, we drive out of the city and into the mountains: up a series of rutted gravel switchbacks to the top of the ridge. There’s an A-frame cabin up here that belongs to a friend, and as we walk to the front door I can hear music and laughter — the giddy hum of a […]
Final Flashback: Just a Long Trail & My Tangled Thoughts …
Today marks the final post of my Flashback series — a collection of my favorite throwback posts, in celebration of Alpha // Whiskey // Foxtrot’s one-year anniversary. And this one I’ve been saving. The words are lonely, and it shows. A different kind of person would want to hide that from you — want to […]
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