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The Love Letter
By Tess VanbergThe second time I got married was the happiest day of my life. It was illegitimate and secretive. It was born of utter foolishness, but the joy that filled my heart that day was unrivaled by anything done before the eyes of the familiar.
pretty enough
By Chloe Chousomething breaks in the frozen night
tearing / you sit up and i stay
right here in these warm sheets
you say i am pretty only because the word beautiful
Mother and Daughter: A Collection of Phrases
By Christina BencinMother and Daughter: A Collection of Phrases
I hate you.
I’m so sorry, Mommy.
…
I love you.
Stop jumping all over me, baby! You’re like sticky rice.
But I love you!