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On the Q train / walking through midtown on the way to work from the 34th Street stop. (An Excerpt)

By: Veda Carmine-Ritchie

Flirting with another version of my type in the neighborhood next to mine I buy a $12 loaf of bread despite my gluten intolerance and find out that the bread guy is partnered anyway. Oh well. The night I downloaded this dating app and this incredibly hot person I recognized from Instagram liked me. I don’t actually know who he is but there’s a photographer I follow and this person models for them quite a bit. I met the photographer once while I was dating that person in Flatbush last fall, we were in our pajamas eating Honey Nut Cheerios and suddenly their rent-stabilized bathroom was full of set lights and everyone’s shirts were off. I followed the photographer after that and now I keep seeing incredibly attractive queer people from all over Brooklyn all over Instagram. When I messaged the hot Instagram stranger on the app my opening line was about some vintage-looking necklace in a photo of theirs so I think I might’ve killed the spark. Oh well. Every time I say something odd and irrelevant as a come-on - instead of feeling regret, I pretend it’s because I have a secret motive. In this case, I found it funny to imagine myself as a character whose main source of income was from reselling vintage jewelry, and the way I found all the best pieces was by scrolling through people's dating profiles and asking about their family's stories. Feigning interest for professional gain.

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What's happening in our W.E.R.L.D. <3

What Sydnie is:

Wearing: New boots

Eating: Beans

Reading: The stars

Listening to: A$AP Rocky

Doing: Custom stickers

What Sarah is:

Wearing: One less ring than I was last week

Eating: Cold pizza

Reading: Cujo by: Stephen King

Listening to: Ma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Doing: Scratching my head

What Clara is:

Wearing: My designated work sweater

Eating: Cod

Reading: Nothing atm. Any suggestions?

Listening to: Dionne Warwick

Doing: Transporting (train, bus, plane)

What Veda is:

Wearing: Electric blue chrome bag

Eating: Baby butter leaf lettuce

Reading: Overdue library books

Listening to: The Lonesome Crowded West

Doing: Plotting

What Rylee is:

Wearing: White jeans

Eating: Culture Espresso cookies

Reading: Into things

Listening to: “Banana Boat (Day-O)”, performed by Liza Minnelli

Doing: Frolicking around gay beach towns

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