"So. How do you make money? Or is it all under the table?" Every time I hear this I feel a sort of anger that I imagine similar to Jesus' when he overturned the tables in the temple. "Under whose table?" I try and smile. "I'm doing nothing illegal. There is a sort of stigma …
A friend and I were hiking up behind my place. "Can I ask you a really offensive question? I feel we are good enough friends now, but I don't want you to take it wrong" "Sure!" I mentally prepare myself for some helpful criticism that might sting. Or maybe she was going to ask me …
" . . . it belied, or at least undermined, the whole disestablishmentarian cachet of your vaunted non-existence."~ Something written to me after a flippant remark of mine These words ruled 2020. I felt called out as a hypocrite. Part of me wished to scream, "But I'm not vaunting anything. I'm searching!" A deeper park …
My father is running for State Senate. Due to helping him, running my own small business, prioritizing my other blog and writings, a full social life, and limited time, I've decided to let this blog's schedule drop. The Girl Who Doesn't Exist is a niche platform, which doesn't offer a lot of content inspiration. I …
It's been common to say that those whom we disagree with are spreaders of lies. Especially when it comes to matters of social justice and politics. In the States, there is this fiery line between Fox News and CNN with little space for no-man's land. And then those who try to make space are often …
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For the typical American, ages sixteen to eighteen are the transition years—the years where we leave the freedom of childhood to embrace the responsibilities of adulthood. We leave our playful dreams and accept society's expectations, to choose a university that will offer some degree of "approved" value. We forget the liberties of the American Dream …
Before I start this thing, let me tell you this: Yes, you can vote without a social security number. Both voting and drafting are usually registered for when applying for a drivers license. There may be other methods, but that's what I'm most familiar with. I was raised around people who believed it was best …
It started with a desire to exist. It grew into a need to know what it means to exist. It became a passion for wanting to connect others, so that we all might grow together in our personal and societal existence. The Girl Who Doesn't Exist dreamed to knit others into her story, so that …
Because Earth is currently impaired, I clean houses only about one or two days a week rather than my normal full five-plus ten-hour days. One such day, I returned home after cleaning three houses and collapsed on the couch. "You busy tomorrow?" My dad asked. "I have one house, but I can move it around. What's …
Truman Lamb, age seventeen. Truman Lamb, father of hundreds. This is the man who chose not to exist, and as a result I have the life I now live. Or more like, he chose to continue existing as the rest of the world accepted a number. A number that he correctly predicted to someday become …
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