WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE

WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE

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WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE
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"This Might Be Too Forward, But"

"This Might Be Too Forward, But"

Magic words for friendship, survival, recovery

Lauren Maxwell
Jun 05, 2021
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WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE
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Deauville, Joie de Vivre, Kees van Dongen, 1922


Thursday, May 27: Pull me into your home at 1 AM after the bar. Make me tea and push one of your favorite books into my hands. Do you want this back? I ask, already certain I’ll love the words inside because you gave them to me. No, it’s yours, you answer. I respond simply: Can I hug you?

Wednesday, June 2: …

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