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Alice Reborn and Reimagined

Tired of the same old, same old…Alice reinvented herself overnight. She was told by an old friend to “bring some of that old Alice back, from high school, the one who spat on Nazis and took no shit”. It took Alice a couple weeks to remember that girl. Oh yes, now she remembers…that girl wasContinue reading “Alice Reborn and Reimagined”

Alice Wishes Happy Trails

To the current Lief, the Lief incoming, every Dorian Gray- Alice wishes only the best. She can only vaguely imagine what sort of nightmare it would be to be unable to live in her own body, with herself. The myths of Narcissus and Dorian Gray are so similar. Many people are beautiful. Or maybe thatContinue reading “Alice Wishes Happy Trails”

Lief Before…But Still Is

Alice had been studying the abnormal psychology of the sociopath. Sometimes known as a malignant narcissist. She now knows all the signs, the motivation, what to watch out for. What she hadn’t considered was that she would encounter practically the same man- a decade younger. This “new” Lief is shockingly similar to the one sheContinue reading “Lief Before…But Still Is”

Alice Makes Her Way Out of the Nonsense World

Once things became unbearable with Lief, Alice said as much. She realized that she no longer recognized herself. She had been living in a fantasy world. A fantasy that was turning into a nightmare. She was tired of it. So tired. Tired of being told her feelings were wrong, tired of being unappreciated, tired ofContinue reading “Alice Makes Her Way Out of the Nonsense World”

The Straw

Alice had been living in a sort of living purgatory for the past month. Lief had been giving her the cold shoulder- the games, the hot and cold, the “you have no voice” sort of treatment for awhile now. But it had been escalating. Alice fears that she may be pregnant, you see. And AliceContinue reading “The Straw”

Love

So many people give their love freely. Without giving the other person a chance to earn it. Those of us who believe in treating others the way we want to be treated- doesn’t always work out. Some of us have so much love to give- we become excited for a chance to show someone elseContinue reading “Love”

Go Ask Alice, But She Won’t Know

Alice had been taking the same medications for years. It never occurred to her that she may die from them. Or lack of them, rather. She’s sitting outside the pharmacy, freezing cold although the sun is shining directly on her and she is wearing a windbreaker with a hood. She feels like she is inContinue reading “Go Ask Alice, But She Won’t Know”

Alice and Lief Confronting Their Pasts

Alice, while looking for information on how to handle what felt like a downward slide in her relationship with Leif, stumbled across attachment theory and revisited love languages. She still loves Leif and believes that he probably loves her too, but after a weekend of moving/fighting/breakdowns/makups- Alice came to the conclusion that she would somehowContinue reading “Alice and Lief Confronting Their Pasts”

Upcoming Story- Alice Down the Rabbit Hole

Guide on What to NOT do it you want to be in a relationship of equals:

Subtitle: people will take and take and take and write checks that their asses can’t cash. If someone tells you they will do something and then don’t, that is a red flag. If you have to nag about something that your boyfriend said he would do- that’s demeaning and WILL take a toll on yourContinue reading “Guide on What to NOT do it you want to be in a relationship of equals:”