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All the leaves are brown (opens the original)
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FALL, AT LAST! I pretended to like summer this year but I was mostly lying to myself and to others. I’m built for autumn. Most of my wardrobe consists of large, secondhand sweaters. Every time my sister visits me she looks through my closet and says with loving distaste, “There’s so much…..wool.” It’s okay to be like if a grandpa was a girl! I firmly believe there’s nothing more exciting than when you wake up and the air’s a little zippy for the first time in months. I’ve stopped sleeping with m
Melting point (opens the original)
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Everything feels empty during the summer. It’s sort of delicious. Historically I’ve disliked the summer for sensory reasons, but this year I’ve decided to strong-arm myself into enjoying it. I’m ignoring the sweat running down my back on the crowded subway and abusing the fact that air conditioning is included in my rent. Multiple of my weekend days have consisted of wandering around in the 95 degree heat until I feel like I’m going to pass out and then going to the nearest theater where I can s
I'm the psychic at the used bookstore (opens the original)
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I was home for a month, and now I’m back in the city, where it will apparently be raining for the next two weeks. Hello, summer! <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="525.4862637362637" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pjb_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_a
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