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for goodness' sake?

for goodness' sake?

eff good. i want to be whole.

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May 20, 2024
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Carl Jung is known for having said, “I'd rather be whole than good.” I know a queer writer with that quote tattooed across her rib, but unfortunately that queer writer isn’t me — yet? Last spring, I published a pretty damn revealing memoir in which I am sooo not the heroine​. In fact, one friend read my book and said, “I think Craig is my favorite character in the book.” Indeed, my ex is a good dude. Good isn’t what I’m going for. I want to share the whole mess of it all. The whole.

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