In The Young Century
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In The Young Century

There was a lot of noise and shouting by this time, but my grandmother knew just what came next. She reached for the matches for her cigarettes in her apron pocket and began to light the massive bobbins. Moving down the row, crawling fast and watching from the floor as the flames climbed the yarn and smoke began to billow at the ceiling. The workers went fast for the exits when she was pulled from under the spooler and tied to a sewing table chair by a floor manager.

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Downhill in Heels — A Modeling Story
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Downhill in Heels — A Modeling Story

And this is where one of the perks of being female comes in. When it has been a while inside a pose (about 20 minutes is good before a break is necessary), and my body is starting to fight it, it is easiest to go back into my brain and relax for a few moments more by thinking about sex.

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Democracy Post-"Impeachment": Dead, But Still Heartsick
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Democracy Post-"Impeachment": Dead, But Still Heartsick

Thomas Jefferson comes to mind, as he referred to knowledge in his thoughts and writings as Light

You best believe when our sweaty overdressed forefathers were sitting in a Philadelphia courthouse day after day for months during a sweltering summer trying to birth this country, every minute felt like a pressure-cooked eternity of Light.

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