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Posts By A Flower In The Wild

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Working Actress
10 years ago

Working Actress

Single, black, gorgeous (so they say), woman. I woke up to rolling thunder and flashes of lightening. 6:30AM, 15 minutes before my third cell-phone alarm would blare, telling me to …
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Fearing The Country My Parents Came From
10 years ago

Fearing The Country My Parents Came From

I won’t even lie to you when I say that I was always afraid of going there. The place my parents called home before they moved to The Bahamas and then …
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If I Could Go Back And Talk To My 20 Year Old Self
10 years ago

If I Could Go Back And Talk To My 20 Year Old Self

Okay, I admit it! There are times I feel like my twenties are just wasting away before my very eyes. I have less than two years left to make the …
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The First (and Last) Time A Man Bought Me Lingerie
10 years ago

The First (and Last) Time A Man Bought Me Lingerie

I don’t know what this guy was thinking. We weren’t dating. We weren’t having sex. We’d made out a few times but that was it. Why would he buy me …
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Everything Came Crashing Down Before My 25th Birthday
10 years ago

Everything Came Crashing Down Before My 25th Birthday

They say everything will be just right in your life at 25. So I planned out my 25th as soon as the clock hit 12am on my 24th birthday. I …
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Merry Go Round
10 years ago

Merry Go Round

I fell in love four years ago and have yet to get back up. They say it takes anywhere from 1-3 years to get over a loss but I think …
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The Letter That Writes Itself
10 years ago

The Letter That Writes Itself

I thought about marking my 25th birthday with a letter to my younger self.

I wrote a letter to her a couple of years ago and it was really therapeutic …
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ShopLately.com Better Than Shopping At Instagram Boutiques
10 years ago

ShopLately.com Better Than Shopping At Instagram Boutiques

Whether you’re looking for a last-minute gift for your bestie for something haute to wear on New Years, ShopLately is an online destination containing over 100 boutiques all in …
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What I Learned: From Girlfriend To Wife [Part II]
10 years ago

What I Learned: From Girlfriend To Wife [Part II]

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