XM

Joined September 2021

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Language: Romance, Hobbies: Temporary, Limits: Theoretically-- None; Realistically-- Some.

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Keeping Ourselves from a Good Night’s Sleep
Put. the phone. down– your sleep schedule doesn’t need you, but you need it. Read this when the sun comes up. This is the first step in getting back a regular night’s sleep. In case you refuse to heed this piece of advice, here’s the overview:
By XM4 years ago in Psyche
Statement of a sound mind
There are days When, I don’t want to share the world with anybody Such a rude, almost necessary desire. The neighbors’ kids yelling
By XM4 years ago in Poets
Riverbank Wanderer and Little Waterfowl
A hand, gingerly submerged and padded by speckled silt, laid still at the river’s edge. It all but crossed the boundary between water and air, yet a few fingertips managed to sprout at the surface. The hand continued, neither wriggling nor hoping to be found by an innocent bystander’s fearful embrace. It remained.
By XM4 years ago in Fiction
Declaration of Identity
I am not… I am not a diamond, pressured into a glassy gleam. I am not polished, shined or buffed. Decorative is not the way to go. Plain is hot. I am not cured ham, that salty brine (although I love a good slice). I am not all that glitters, yet I am still gold.
By XM4 years ago in Confessions
A Parisian Parole in America
I have to admit, there is certainly a certain je ne sais quois about the French language; sounding intelligently foreign can be seductive when done the right way. But why can’t we just stick to good ol’ American English vocabulary?
By XM4 years ago in Education
The Double-Edged Belle
Lipstick: Red Lashes: Full Contour: Slim, Sharp, Shaped Foundation: Sensational, Conversational, Inspirational That familiar face: a canvas, blank, full of possibilities.
By XM4 years ago in Poets
Caring for Your Skin: Hydrating V. Moisturizing
During the last couple years, skincare has developed quite a presence on social media and in people’s lives in general, especially during times of distress and uncertainty. K-Beauty and J-Beauty frequent the shelves in Walgreens now, and more individuals within or outside the gender spectrum are adopting a skincare routine as part of their self-care. Along with this beauty boom, different terms (old and new) have sprouted about as well. Here are droplets of examples: skin microbiome, ceramides, CBD oil.
By XM4 years ago in Blush

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Keeping Ourselves from a Good Night’s Sleep

Statement of a sound mind

Riverbank Wanderer and Little Waterfowl

Declaration of Identity

A Parisian Parole in America

The Double-Edged Belle

Caring for Your Skin: Hydrating V. Moisturizing

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