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Men’s Rights   He was late. Shit. He made her SWEAR that she’d use protection this time even though she said she hated how it felt. He should’ve been more persistent.   He scheduled an appointment at the clinic.   “What can I help you with today, sir?”   “I’d like an abortion.”   “Well,...

“You didn’t clean the oven!”   “It’s already clean… plus I didn’t know that was on the checklist.”   “Si, it is! I have to write it down.”   “Seriously? There’s literally nothing in there.”   “Si mami, I have to.”   “Ugh.” ____________________ “How was your casting?”   “I got it! It was literally so easy. They had...

“You didn’t clean the oven!”   “It’s already clean… plus I didn’t know that was on the checklist.”   “Si, it is! I have to write it down.”   “Seriously? There’s literally nothing in there.”   “Si mami, I have to.”   “Ugh.”   ________ “How was your casting?”   “I got it! It was literally so easy. They had...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1S5pAF1YYA   The Big Snit is a short animated film that was released in 1985. It portrays a couple so enthralled by a Scrabble game that they fail to realize the nuclear war that is going on right outside their door. It illustrates how frustrating yet beautiful...

Tony the Tiger was found on the doorsteps of the orphanage when he was just a cub. The whereabouts of his parents are unknown, although most suspect they were teenage parents who fell victim to the flawed sex education system that ignored responsible sex education,...

Wildwood by Junot Diaz (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/06/11/wildwood) Wildwood refers to the town that the protagonist runs away to in order to be with a boy she believes holds the answer to all her problems. Due to teenage recklessness/rebellion, she was hungry for a change in scenery since she...

“Where’s your food?!” “I don’t know! My driver’s been sitting in the same spot for 10 minutes. I wanna cancel but ughhhh I don’t know. I’M STARVING.” “Well, mine’s here heh heh.” _______ “Do you wanna do this log in thing together so I don’t feel stupid?” “Haha yeah hold...

Cage She remembers the day she was plucked from perfect suburbia and thrown into the cage she now knows. Her captor is now her only provider. She owes him her life. The life that he also stole from her. Her life now confined to four walls he keeps...