more of the you that you already are

*so horny I'm about to pass out* nono it's fine, keep exposing a lil bit of tummy every time u stretch ur arms up its totally fine I'm so normal about it

Lili Anolik should've asked Jonathan Lethem if he'd ever had gay thoughts

If you enjoyed the coming of age aspect of The Shards and want to be emotionally devastated by an even less popular book might I suggest ruining your life by reading Playworld by Adam Ross. It's killing me

If I had a nickel for every time I read a book set in the early 80s about an extremely lonely, isolated teenage boy who's abused by all the trusted adults in his life, has a complicated relationship with the film industry, watches his friends do awful things, is a little chubby but ultimately loses weight to the point of delirium, is groomed and raped by a nasty 40 y/o man, thinks about how he's dressed all the time without ever caring about clothes, falls deeply but temporarily in love with every other teenager he meets, and narrates his story 40 years after the fact then I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but damn those are some specific plot points.

we must try to find some small joy in this life because it is actually all we have