One Golden Summer
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Read between July 1 - July 14, 2025
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Agreat photograph makes you think you know the subject, even if you’ve never met. A great photo reaches out and pulls you inside the moment, so you can feel, smell, and taste it. And this, by all accounts, is a great photo.
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Chewing on my bottom lip, I turn to a blank page and write. Jump off the rock Wear a skimpy bathing suit Read a smutty book Throw myself a birthday party Kiss a cute guy Take one good photo But also make a bunch of bad art Learn how to do a backflip off the dock??? Front flip? A more elegant dive? Take up a water sport. Paddle boarding? Wakeboarding? Waterskiing? Go skinny-dipping Make a new friend Do something reckless Ride a Jet Ski Glittery makeup like Heather used to wear Put on the green dress Low-key drugs??? Sleep under the stars I’m laughing by the time I finish. It’s probably the most ...more
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“No, it’s because when you speak, he listens. When you smile, he smiles. When you need something, he offers help. When you give him something, he thanks you. You’re peas and carrots—I think you’ve found yourself a lifelong friend.”