It is possible to be with someone you love for years and years, live with them every day, and feel completely alone.

Just in today, this is my heart-thumpingly gorgeous bellydancer friend Rachel‘s new tattoo. It captures her spirit perfectly…

Yesterday I went through a radical and exciting metamorphosis. I am certain now that it’s uncomfortable to turn into a butterfly, and hurts like a bitch to squeeze out of the coccoon.

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Yesterday at my request, my sister Nykki drove me out to a long stretch of road, parked on the side and we switched seats. I’ll never forget how we grinned at each other and giggled. For most of my life I had lived with a crushing fear of driving that made me feel powerless and