Episode 02
Maybe Next Week
She was going to be productive. Then the drawer introduced her to a third woman.
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extremely productive morning. no follow-up questions please.
did you actually get any work done?
i reorganized my drawer into three categories: me, fantasy me, and a third woman i don't recognize.
Which fantasy gets its own drawer?
silk things. for a woman with a calendar and an unread count of zero.
and the third woman?
tags still on. never been worn. at this point i'm not convinced she's real.
i have a whole shelf labeled maybe next week. it has seniority now. it gets a say in decisions.
next week of which year?
we don't do dates here.
did you reward yourself for all this organizing?
…a package may arrive at noon. unrelated. coincidence. stop looking at me.
that's not productivity. that's shopping with a victory lap.
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Community GuidelinesThe third woman with tags still on — I know her. She lives in my closet too.
Rae·
"stop looking at me" while the package is en route. Guilty as charged.
N.·
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