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May 14Liked by Zara Barrie

Oh wait I just realized Life was supposed to be a teenager. Too young! *Cringe* lol

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Not really! I think Life is a sassy bitchy woman who BEHAVES like a teenager. She's definitely hot and she's definitely a grown up. One of those grown ups trapped adolescence—you know? SO NO CRINGE BABE.

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May 14Liked by Zara Barrie

I'm so sorry to hear about all of these terrible and scary things happening right before your birthday. The good news is that your voice shines through here, you are edgy and moving with force, ready to tussle with this oddly-hot characterization of Life as a cruel blonde, who scissors the midheaven of chaos with her crocodile-skin purse and her Y2K throwback fashion (I sense she'd also wear an unironically heavy-handed citrus scent that mingles poorly with chronic cigarette smoke, like D&G's Light Blue.) Sharon might have the night off, but she's somewhere beaming with pride. Right now you're facing down a no-holds barred quest for survival in a new city, I think it's exciting! You're just starting your peak and depending on how you play it, it might be the very best time of your life, so enjoy it! In these years you learn to appreciate and love yourself in the exact inverse of the twenties. If babies and mortgages made everyone happy, the US wouldn't be struggling with a depression crisis. Who wants to handle diapers and compare contractor rates to fix the ol' HVAC system?

I'd rather flirt with Life. 😘

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Aww thank you SO MUCH for this beautiful and thoughtful comment! It's making me teary eyed after the incredibly rough, challenging few weeks I've had. Your kindness and words seriously bring so much light to me—and that's all I need! LIGHT AND CONNECTION with other like-minded WRITERS! YOU my darling are so talented. You're already a wild success but it's about EXPLODE!!!!

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