Towards the end of one of the worst mani-pedi experiences of my life, my nail tech asked me a question I’ve grown accustomed to since turning 25. ¿Cuantos año tienes? I’d been at the shop for hours so by this time we’d grown a report. I threw a side-eye at first, unsure of the motive…
Author: Janell Marie
One Nights Stand Be Like
I was unaware that women carried condoms. In my experience, they’d always appeared crumpled up from a wallet or pulled out of a drawer, like a sh–tty gift wrapping job that barely contained the surprise, right before it was time to get the deed done. Sorry, let me grow up, right before it was time…
My Granny’s Calendar
My Granny makes herself breakfast with the same faithfulness of the sunrise. Sausage and biscuits one day. Bacon and toast with hash browns the next. Alternating coffee and cranberry juice based on her tastebuds’ demands. Sometimes I make her pancakes. That’s usually when her back or hip interferes with her ability to stand for long….
Thoughts About Love And Sex
I didn’t really want to do it, but he did. And that’s the story of the first time I had sex. Ok, fine. My body definitely wanted to do it, but mentally I just wasn’t ready. I remember laying on the couch in his parents’ living room which was dimly lit by the TV we’d…
Jelly Writes 