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By Sheila L. Ferguson I’m a retired exotic dancer. I am interviewing a select series of dancers in an effort to reveal some interesting similarities in our stories. Here is a link to the intro article,

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and I, and I couch comfortable, kicks up lean into that vibration motherlode sky vibin hard tonight someone will break tide on the beach crashing goddesses I effervesce the slip of idea neatly filed between

I don’t think it is a secret that I love the movie Office Space. It was a film that I watched just as I was starting off on my own in the world. As a baby bird newly flown from the nest, it hit me deeply

For the most part, we live our lives on our own terms. We all have our own interests, likes and dislikes and decide for ourselves what we want to do and what we don’t want to do in our lives. That is how

Dani wishes she was a Gilmore Girl. She thinks extra warm blankets at the foot of the bed in Winter and dresses tailored to her body. She thinks spa days and club lunches and witty dialogue she never has

In a few moments I will be putting on a pair of headphones and slipping into what I am assuming is pretty much going to be hell for the next few hours while attempting to go about my daily routine. I will

you knew it during the descent second leap off the bluff water fast-approaching your knees to your chest heart hammering you knew it because this fall was not the tumble elevating your heart rate the kiss

I had a friend who lived up the road a ways. There was a highway between us or it would have been a nice walk. I would head to her house on sunny days and stand in her kitchen while she peeled potatoes

I wish the world was as simple as the "Sally Sells Seashells" nursery rhyme. Life is a more like a field of cacti. You know what? I may wish for simplicity but I love the variety that lends itself

When it comes to gratitude, I sometimes have to force the feeling. My thoughts can quickly slip into a negative spiral when it comes to people who have been unkind to me. It is easy to wish harm on someone,

Anthony is talking about a trip to Europe. I've never been off U.S. soil and he is saying he wants to make it happen and why not? It's not like we have any obligations here beyond jobs. I have the time

Life is a blur. I can't see much past right now other than possibilities, and that's dangerous. Peeking through those windows stokes fear. I haven't mastered the art of happy thinking. I get there day

Pain flooded these pages with every tremor rifling my legs rewind that scene again, the one where I drown and you pull the water from my lungs, force in air while I quake against the earth rewind it all

When my friend got married, I struggled to imagine the woman who had accepted him as a partner. The reason was he was lazy. He spent his days sipping tea and playing guitar. His life was lived in his head

I was a professional photographer for a year. My camera was gifted to me by family in an unprecedented group giving. I practiced with it daily and studied every book I could get my hands on. After several

We could head out to the bluff and sunset. Strip down and warm each other skin to skin under the stars. Camp among the rocks making wishes and slow, wet noises of satisfaction. We could dine on each other's

Take me off your list I do not want your junk cluttering my mind feed I do not want your paper or electronic files I do not want you. Delete my number, stop calling when you're sick or sad or lonely or

What are you telling yourself you don't deserve? I am prone to overthinking. Everyone does it sometimes. We commit ourselves to the path of an idea and chase it for hours or days. We become obsessed without