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She taught me to breathe through it.
On a lover's reminder to breathe through it all, especially orgasms.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
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Community aid is saving my ass.
On what it feels like to be living off the assistance of my tribe and other thoughts.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
6
Talk me through it.
On being a lover of words of affirmation in all forms.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
13
The man who was not my man.
On that time I almost lost a fight with temptation.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
I won't go through your phone anymore.
On why I no longer invade partner's privacy in that way.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
13
I’m taking a break from hunching.
On giving up sex while I ride the wave of a mixed episode with bits of depression, hyper-sexuality, and paranoia.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
2
It's 4:33 am and I'm wide awake.
On short stories of intimacy.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
2
It is impossible for me to accept subpar love.
On the abundance of love I receive from my people and why I have no choice but to be loved in my language.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
6
Is it a crime that I don’t desire new platonic friends?
On ranting about not wanting to put effort into new friendships.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
4
The Ritz d*ck.
On telling the story of an audacious old acquaintance who thought he'd wine and dine me in exchange for a wild night in the Ritz Carlton.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
7
This essay houses my gay agenda.
On encouraging the increased representation the LGBTQIA+ community in media and society.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
14
[letters I never sent] The cool points are out the window.
On having me all twisted up in the game some time ago.
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Ashleigh Vaughn
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