I was fifteen in the fall of 1981. During my sophomore year I began performing in the school musicals, settled into my lunchtime routine with Suzanne Besag, Laura Pratt, Kim Wightman, Dana Santos and Luceen Kayaian, and began getting attention from…boys! The year would end with my first ever breakup, which I mourned to the tunes of Deneice Williams’ “Gonna Take a Miracle” and the Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love.” Senior year felt a century away…
Stop with the Joy
Joy doesn’t feel welcoming. Listening to our pain would be.
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