Thank you for making me feel so much more confident in my femininity, sexuality, and my overall attractiveness. At the same time, thank you for implanting insecurity, a sense of shame and a heartbreak that I probably will never heal from. It feels weird to thank you for these contradictory elements you brought out of me, but it’s the truth. It’s my truth. That is how I feel to this day. You made m...

The 6th Street office in Downtown Los Angeles was buzzing with activity - like it was every Monday morning. Martin aggressively sending out emails. Betty submitting sales reports and quotas before Robert even gets a chance to ask her. Jane is on a conference call with some of the overseas distributing partners. Even I found myself working especially hard. It wasn’t just another day in the hive. Bu...

“Tonight will be our last sunset. You will never see me again.” Brandy whispered as she closed the door to the bedroom of the RV . She’s certain he did not hear her as he wrestled with Missy in front of the loud 50inch TV hanging from the trailer’s rafters. For a second, she wished everything could have been different, but it’s been ten years since they had first met - nothing has ever changed in ...

It was a Monday morning about as mundane as they come. My alarm woke me up to tell me it’s time to start another day. As I scanned my dorm room, I noticed that my roommate’s side of the room appeared undisturbed. This is the third night in a row she hasn’t slept in her own bed. She was probably shacking up with her latest male exploit. Tiffany normally goes for the frat boys who don’t look like th...