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Uncle Godfather
Going to my uncle’s house is fun. He’s twenty-seven, my mother’s younger brother. He wears sweatshirts and is tall and thin like his dad, my Gramps. My…
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May 26
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Hey, I Got Issues
I’ve asked you for your issues. You’ve sent them in. Here are a few from this week… I forgot to keep in touch with friends during the heart of the…
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May 18
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Hey, I Got Issues
I asked you to send me your issues. Below are said issues. Enjoy. My ex showed up to my yoga class and put his mat one person away from me. I don’t know…
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May 12
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Lolcano
I’ve always cleaned my bathtub with Mrs Meyer's Lemon Verbena or Honeysuckle. I would buy Costco-sized containers of the multi-surface everyday…
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May 4
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Twelve Things
Los Angeles is spooky when it rains. It’s these cold-Pacific ocean storm rains. The trees don’t hold. The valley floods as nature intended. Except now…
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Apr 28
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My First Porno
The first time I ever saw pornography I was a very small child. I know this because I found it while I was sitting on a toilet, and my legs were so…
Kelly Oxford
Apr 20
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The Last Eight...
Links are like a psychic roadmap. Show me the last few links you’ve shared, and I’ll tell you where you are, where you’ve been and where you’re going…
Kelly Oxford
Apr 12
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Fast and Furious
Listen now (25 sec) | She smokes her cigarette out the window of her bedroom, waiting for the nightingale to call and the street racers to come down the…
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Apr 4
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Please Tell Me Everything
I am certain that my most brilliant thoughts are entirely useless. These are the thoughts I have when I’m semi-conscious and falling asleep. It is a…
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Mar 31
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On Endings
I mean, I knew they only lived for a few years. I knew our time together would be short lived. But, despite what I’d expected, I’d really grown to love…
Kelly Oxford
Mar 22
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Zero Period
Monday-morning school drop-offs are always weird, but the Monday-morning drop-off of the spring daylight savings day of the year is the weirdest. I feel…
Kelly Oxford
Mar 17
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The Housewarming
I know it’s at the bottom under the shoes and the wine, I think to myself as I scrounge around the bottom of my tote bag. I am at my friend Alex’s…
Kelly Oxford
Mar 15
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