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Christina Connerton

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Christina Connerton
Christina Connerton
Jul 2, 2018 · 2 min read

If I Had A Penny For Every Time I’ve Been Called Mean

I’d slump my way to a penny arcade
like an old gambler at the breakfast shift in Vegas.
Bag full of copper, gut overflowing with the
bubble front bloat of my period panties,
doubled over at the waist, sticking my face right up against…

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Christina Connerton
Christina Connerton
Aug 23, 2017 · 5 min read

August 21, 2017.

I was born into a world of absolutes.

The sky is blue. The grass is green. The boys lie.

I drank them in like water, strengthening my just formed flesh. These were known, rather than felt. But still, they were true.

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Christina Connerton
Christina Connerton
Jun 6, 2016 · 4 min read

The Art of Leaving.

First you get her to love you. Then you leave.

It’s best to start on a cloudy day. This way she associates falling in love with you with the mist that rolls in just before dawn, the lingering humidity signaling the end of summer and the start of something else.

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