It wasn’t easy living with a goddess, but she never asked to be treated that way. — Note: Permission received from the subject. For a dramatic reading of the piece by the author, click play below. My twin sister, Alicia, is way hotter than me. I’d like to get that out in the open. After thirty-two years I’m at peace with it. These days, when people…

He told me he could say that “because he was gay”. And no, he wasn’t being cute. — I have a question for you. Have you ever been so astounded by the words spewing from someone’s mouth all you could do was stare? I ask because I found an old shirt in my closet today, black, long-sleeved, low-cut, one I wore as a uniform when I used to…

But I was so worried about disappointing the boss I even went to lunch and came back. — Note from the author: Please enjoy this narration of the story by me. Thanks for listening and reading! It means so much. When you see those Craigslist ads that say: “Immediate hire! No experience needed” and the job is listed as “Appointment Setting”, you know it’s going to be…

And on TikTok of all places. — When this rando left the comment, I genuinely believe he thought he was being smooth. Or maybe he didn’t think I’d say something. But what he didn’t calculate was, at thirty-four-years-old, I don’t have time for games anymore. I’d made a video talking about how I was tired of women…

When women receive unwanted advances, why is this such a common knee-jerk response? — I’d never seen a woman look more scared, to tell the truth. I was minding my business tooling around Publix when she tapped me on the arm in passing. “Hey! I know you!” she’d said with a bright smile. I recognized her as the pretty girl with blue eyes down…

I had no idea a story about a paper bag could be so impactful — Author’s Note: When I asked my dad if I could write this story he told me: “I don’t care if you tell them I wear Twinkies to bed.” Enjoy. L.O.L.. My dad is literally a baller. I don’t know how he’s accomplished what he has in his life, but, as…

Do you know how hard it is to be pregnant? I don’t. And that’s because it’s too hard for me. — Personally, I am not a big football fan. I didn’t even know the Super Bowl was on the way until I took my dog out to our apartment’s dog park and my friend shouted at me from his third-story balcony. “How you doin? Watching the Super Bowl today?” “I never…

When the little things you used to love suddenly aren’t so cute, it’s time to reflect. — My ex-husband (who really is the sweetest) and I still aren’t divorced. The paperwork has either bounced back or we just up and didn’t want to deal with it all. It’s getting handled and not what the story is about, but it created the question that would unravel so many…

and then I turned around and got another, and another. — Moments ago I just received the final payout for a gig I received days ago that paid the largest amount I’d seen on Upwork. After that, they gave me another. Currently, I’m also working on another, with more to come. Hear me out. Two days ago I was staring at…