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Kate Griem's avatar

Holt shit yes thank you so THIS is why I feel like going shopping is actually ontologically delectably exhausting

Valerie's avatar

sustainable slop!

Cathy ⋆˚࿔'s avatar

The last paragraph has me on a chokehold (well actually, this whole text does). You write precisely as I feel, the whole pregnancy paradox, thank you SOOOOO much for this amazingly raw piece 💗💗💗💗💗💗

Valerie's avatar

it is so beautiful and tragic to be born a vessel for new life hahah thank you cathy <3

mary wallace's avatar

I am convinced you can write about anything

Valerie's avatar

wow thank you ❣️

Coffee and Clairvoyance's avatar

Excellent!! It’s crazy to know other women have these complex, intrusive, superficial, but also very important, (thank you very much!) thoughts as they shop!

Valerie's avatar

thank you so so much - we seeeee each other

gosia's avatar

love this! got itchy just by envisioning this experience (in the best way possible!)

Valerie's avatar

gosia <3 <3

Ella Mantle's avatar

This is so so excellent, 10/10, no notes.

Valerie's avatar

thank you so so much!

Michelle's avatar

Stunning piece

Valerie's avatar

thank you michelle!!

Julianna Salguero's avatar

generational talent btw 💖

Valerie's avatar

Julianna <333

Madison Huizinga's avatar

Feeling incredibly seen by this!!!

Harish's avatar

what I loved most about this piece is that the dressing room never becomes a story about clothes. It's a story about the exhausting hope that the next thing we try on, an outfit, a city, a relationship, a version of ourselves, might finally explain us back to ourselves

Sarah Mason's avatar

I love your writing! The complexities of the dressing room, the ingratitude for our slightly saggy but not even 30-year old tits, I relate!! Can we still watch the replay of this writing workshop?

Valerie's avatar

Hi Sarah! Thank you so much, means a lot to me <3

Are you referring to the Literary Atelier workshop? I’m afraid it’s no longer available :( But a new one coming soon - I’ll announce very shortly!

Sarah Mason's avatar

Amazing I'd love to join :)

Lisa's avatar

Hi! I’m Lisa from Fellowers, would love to explore a collaboration with you ✨ Please check your DMs when you get a chance!

Aly Luthi Wicker's avatar

This is incredible, thank you.

Kristine Claghorn's avatar

The shared experience of never feeling uglier or more vulnerable than being in a dressing room is sooo real. Love the way you write!