Happy Hour

by Marlowe Granados

The thing about fascination is once you realize there is nothing left to discover, it quickly wears thin.

Duh?

There is only one rule when we get dressed: if it makes you feel good and there’s a pinch of fear that while in public someone may throw a comment your way or think it’s too much, wear it. You never know if someone else may be emboldened to do the same! If you’re going to put something on your body, why not make it look good? People think clothing is frivolous, but it can really instill courage, and that’s a good thing.

What

It should be normal to see one girl in a kimono, but two—I suppose it would stand out in our part of Brooklyn.

Has this author ever been to BK?

It’s the only hour in any city where everything suddenly turns familiar.

Disagree

“Newly minted men are always looking to be punished.”

Tea

Summer solstice came and went, and in a way I find that sad because even though it is the longest day of the year and marks the beginning of summer, from now on, the days grow shorter and shorter. It’s true that some parties end before they even begin.

I think she took this from my journal in college