Heidi Priebe
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A Non-Comprehensive List Of The People I Tried To Love When You Weren’t There
He spoke to me in broken English, I to him in stuttered Spanish, when we spoonedhis body was too long next to mine, our bodies, like our languagesnever did perfectly…
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When My Best Friend Asks Me Why I’m Not In Crazy, Stupid Love With You Already
She asks me,isn’t heeverything you wanted doesn’t he feellike coming home? I say, Have you ever stayed awake so longthat your mind forgot to fall into a slumbereven when your…
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Maybe We’re Allowed To Be Happy
Maybe our minds have been lying to us. Maybe the other shoe isn’t going to drop. Maybe the worst-case scenario isn’t barreling towards us. Maybe everything we have doesn’t need…
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Here’s What It’s Like To Have Anxiety That Manifests Physically, Rather Than Mentally
Imagine having an overactive fight-or-flight response. Imagine your body being braced for disaster. Imagine staying awake all night at sleepovers as a child because every time the house creaked or…
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Worry Less About Where Your Choices Will Take You, And More About What Kind Of Person They’ll Make You
Almost every decision we make is geared towards an end goal. Getting that promotion. Embarking on that adventure. Securing that dream person or job or apartment. Everything we do slants…
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If You’re Wondering Why I Haven’t Written About You
It’s because you are real. Because I can reach out my hands and touch your skin and I don’t have to imagine — the way your eyes might light up…
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I’m Just A Girl Standing In Front Of A Sweet Green, Asking It To Move To Toronto With Her
A lovestruck New Yorker pens a charming breakup letter to their beloved salad chain Sweetgreen before moving to Toronto.
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The Older You Get, The Harder It Becomes To Start Over (And That’s A Good Thing)
I used to firmly believe that it was never too late to start over. At the age of eighteen I printed out the quote “It is never too late to…
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Take A Chance On Me
Take a chance on me. I know those words are wrought with uncertainty. I know you’ve taken chances before and they have flopped and floundered and left you high and…