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Julianne's Money
October 22, 2026
David Himmel
Julianne's Money
October 22, 2026
David Himmel

Being an escort for me was like being a scrapbooker on Etsy for most other single moms trying to pick up some extra money. The only difference was that I could make a few thousand bucks for one hour of potential discomfort versus making a few hundred for several hours of suffering through handmade clip art. I’m a pretty open-minded person, but I cannot for one second believe that there is any joy in being hunched over a desk, cutting and pasting other people’s memories together. It seems so lonely and juvenile.

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October 22, 2026
David Himmel

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Elizabeth Harper Elizabeth Harper 6/8/24 Elizabeth Harper Elizabeth Harper 6/8/24

Murder and Mommy Issues—Elizabeth Binge-Watches Killing Eve

Are my Mommy Issues unique to me and a small subset of women, or are they the result of sexist expectations, rigid gender roles, coercive conformity?

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Sheri Reda Sheri Reda 5/24/19 Sheri Reda Sheri Reda 5/24/19

Fat and Somewhat Happy

 This the poor can’t afford to know. But you know

and you’re getting  poorer by the minute, so you’ll have to forget.

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Poetry Guest User 5/17/19 Poetry Guest User 5/17/19

Hey, Girl, Hey, It's the Month of May — Three Poems

Buying luck with soft licks of cash
Exhilaration alone empties your stash.
Planes cruise overhead, the planet turns
Palm tress sway, but no one learns
It’s all about love in these years.
So, how about love in these years?

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