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On feelings, friendship, and being female

21 Wednesday Sep 2016

Posted by Betty Zhang in Letters

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concert, feelings, feminism, friendship, letter, life, longreads, music, prose, women, writer, writing

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How would you like to be left at a concert by your very best friend? Aside from feeling utterly gutted, I was sick with guilt and worry. What was I doing dragging her to something she wouldn’t enjoy, and how was I to live with myself if something were to happen to her on her way home, alone at night? To further complicate things, that live performance ended up being the most emotionally intense musical experience of my life. It was, paradoxically, the best and worst night ever. This is a raw and honest open letter to my best friend about that night.  Continue reading →

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All in the head: conversations I wish I had

26 Saturday Mar 2016

Posted by Betty Zhang in Conversations

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Conversations, divorce, feminism, humor, life, love, marriage, personal, prose, writing

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Boy: So what should I get her? Some red roses? A necklace with a moon pendant? That’d be clever, wouldn’t it, and romantic too.

Me: Must your lover be doomed to either receive a wilting bouquet symbolising love or have your love for her compared to a dull satellite that waxes and wanes?

Boy: Are you always like this? It must be exhausting.

Me: Exhausting? I find it most exhilarating; don’t you?  Continue reading →

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