Your Lips Come as Some Surprise

I called up the Hot Mess last night in hopes of hanging out. For the past couple of weeks now, I haven’t been able to get her out of my head. “I’m still at work right now, but you should come by. We can go eat after,” she said. After we hung up, I got [...]

Yeah You, You Got That Something

The Hot Mess called me this morning before my alarm woke me up. I answered the phone with that gross-just-woke-up voice I have and when I realized it was her, I immediately sat up. “What are you up to today?” she asked. “Nothing. Probably some writing. Why? What’s up?” “I’m stuck at home today. I [...]

The Hot Mess and the Perfect Mix

It was after 9pm when the Hot Mess called me.  It took me a bit to figure out it was her, but when she mentioned Tori Amos my face lit up. “Any plans tonight?” she cooed. “Thought we could finish our conversation about Tori Amos.” “No plans,” I explained. “Whatcha wanna do?” She sighed. “Not [...]

The Hot Mess

I’m not the kind of person that gets noticed in a bar or club. Nobody locks eyes with me from across the room and lets me buy them a drink. I’m not a particularly good dancer (in fact, I’m so awful that I avoid dancing completely), so nobody notices me on the dance floor and [...]

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