“Eve”

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This chapter is for Club members only. You’ve found the part of the story most people never get to read. Join the Club

This chapter is for Club members only. You’ve found the part of the story most people never get to read. Join the Club

My dentist’s office is the color of a calm sea. A carefully chosen, psychologically tested blue meant to soothe nerves and lower blood pressure. Everything is clean, white, and sterile. The surfaces are smooth and unforgiving. There are no personal photos on the reception desk, no clutter, no signs of actual human life beyond the…

The thing about house parties is that they’re all the same architecture of chaos. The same sticky floors, the same bass line vibrating through the soles of your shoes, the same kitchen island littered with half-empty bottles of cheap wine and the sad, melted remains of a cheese plate.  I was perched on a stool,…

My name is Eve. Yes, like that one. The original. The woman who got the ball rolling on humanity’s eternal, exhausting search for connection and subsequent disappointment. No, I didn’t choose it for the dramatic flair. My grandmother named me Evelyn, and Evvy was the natural, diminutive shorthand. But I don’t fight the comparison anymore….

My name is Eve. Yes, like that Eve.No, I didn’t choose it. But I grew into it. I was Evvy once. That’s what my grandma called me. So did boys who liked me just enough to stay for a while. I was soft. Convenient. Replaceable. Then I stopped answering to Evvy. This isn’t a tragic…