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Love in the Time of H1N1

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On Love and Movies

I pulled my sweatshirt over my arms and leaned back in his uncomfortable desk chair. It was dorm issued and scratchy and was stained with something yellow. He was lounging on his XL twin staring at the ceiling and humming to Slipknot. I guess that's what we did when we didn't have smartphones. "Do you … Continue reading On Love and Movies →

Mare Uncategorized Leave a comment March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 3 Minutes

On Love and Poetry (Yes, Poetry)

I accidentally wrote a poem in a dive bar. I was half interested in the drink I was stirring, and I was sitting in the notoriously isolated end seat of the bar where you can only hear the third and seventh words your friends are saying when a gaggle of girls walked in. I say … Continue reading On Love and Poetry (Yes, Poetry) →

Mare Uncategorized 2 Comments February 13, 2020March 30, 2020 4 Minutes

On Love and Billy Joel

I left for NYC at 4:00 this morning.  It’s now 4:58pm and I still haven’t arrived.  I should have known that things wouldn’t turn out the way I hoped when I woke up in time to take a shower.  I never wake up in time to take a shower. Not even before important work meetings … Continue reading On Love and Billy Joel →

Mare Uncategorized 1 Comment July 11, 2019April 3, 2020 7 Minutes

On Love and Bath Tub Drains

It is possible to live in two worlds. It is possible to be deliriously happy and absolutely devastated at the same time.  It’s a bit like wearing an oversized sweatshirt with a pencil skirt, comfortable and too tight all at once but it’s the style of the moment so you sit in it and grimace and … Continue reading On Love and Bath Tub Drains →

Mare Uncategorized Leave a comment June 30, 2019March 27, 2020 4 Minutes

On Love and Periods

When I first heard about IUDs I made a joke about IEDs.  It was obvious in the “periods remind me of wartime” kind of way.  I swore I would never let someone implant something inside of me until I had heard a viable argument that it was better than any possible form of birth control … Continue reading On Love and Periods →

Mare Uncategorized Leave a comment May 18, 2019May 19, 2019 3 Minutes

On Love and a Tony

Karen was screaming, I had literal gutter water dripping down my face, and Bernadette Peters was auditioning for the part of Fantine in "Les Misérables" in a mud puddle at my feet.  If that sounds like a shit show to you, it's because of Karen...and also...I started this story somewhere near the end.  I'm actually … Continue reading On Love and a Tony →

Mare Uncategorized 1 Comment February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 5 Minutes

On Love and Florence

I can feel Florence in my bones. As she is spinning toward the Carolina coast, she is reminding me of the vigor with which I would insist my body should spin across the gray plastic floor in pink leather shoes. My hips are bending, throwing themselves forward with the force of a Category 4.  When I … Continue reading On Love and Florence →

Mare Uncategorized Leave a comment September 15, 2018September 15, 2018 3 Minutes

On Love and Valerina

"Say Guatemala one more %@*$ time." Valerie was staring at me from across the couch, crab rangoon poised perfected between her thumb and pinky like a weapon. "But..." I stumbled, spilling some whiskey on my pink duvet, a christening of sorts as far as Valerie was concerned. "No...No, I dare you.  Say Guatemala ONE.  MORE. … Continue reading On Love and Valerina →

Mare Uncategorized Leave a comment July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 3 Minutes

On Love and My Uterus

*Note* Written post procedure in May, 2018 It could be the pain medication talking, but I really fucking love my uterus.  My uterus, and all accompanying nether-parts, have been through so much stress lately I've been thinking about getting them their own psychiatrist, or at least a prescription for Valium.  Miranda on Sex and the … Continue reading On Love and My Uterus →

Mare Uncategorized 1 Comment June 29, 2018March 27, 2020 12 Minutes

On Love and Black Bears

"Black Bear, Black Bear, what do you see?" "I see a sweaty girl, looking at me." That's the start of  the new edition of the popular children's book.  It's a collaboration between myself, the Black Bear, and the Black Bear Cub that I saw while hiking today in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and we are … Continue reading On Love and Black Bears →

Mare Uncategorized 1 Comment June 24, 2018June 25, 2018 7 Minutes

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