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A Mostly Naked Coed Spa With Sprawling Gardens and a Conservatory Saved Me

My heart revealed just how blind I was, but now I see.

Sep 30, 2024

Woman on her back in a blue bathing suit with leg outstretched and arms at her sides in the middle of a hot spring.

Sep 30, 2024

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Interracial Relations

Unspoken Languages We Don’t Talk About

From a look in the eyes, tone of voice, posture, or gesture, some of us know what’s really being said

6d ago

Unspoken Languages We Don’t Talk About

6d ago

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ILLUMINATION

How Getting Naked in Front of People for Work is One of the Best Things I’ve Ever Done

This part-time job (off and on) for 15 years was one of my all-time favorites

Dec 7, 2021

How Getting Naked in Front of People for Work is One of the Best Things I’ve Ever Done

Dec 7, 2021

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Interracial Relations

I Decided to Only Date Black Men for a While and Here’s What I Learned as a Result

I wonder how many people will correctly guess my reason why before reading my story

Jul 8, 2023

I Decided to Only Date Black Men for a While and Here’s What I Learned as a Result

Jul 8, 2023

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An Open Letter To Those Who Don’t Clean Their Homes On A Regular Basis

Somewhat of a rant, but too exhausted to feel anger

Mar 21, 2022

An Open Letter To Those Who Don’t Clean Their Homes On A Regular Basis

Mar 21, 2022

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Taking Off

Excellent Advice That Stuck With Me for Life

As told to me by a drug dealer on a Greyhound bus

Feb 11

Excellent Advice That Stuck With Me for Life

Feb 11

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Taking Off

Call Me Wicked, If You Will

Still, I rise

Feb 7

Call Me Wicked, If You Will

Feb 7

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The Memoirist

Creating My Own Secret Sauce

The beauty that hides in plain sight

Jan 8

Creating My Own Secret Sauce

Jan 8

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Read or Die!

Thinking Too Far Ahead Makes Me Feel Left Behind

Training my mind to work for me and not against me

Jan 6

Woman jumping in the air with her arms extended behind her and legs folded underneath her. Her chest is sticking out.

Jan 6

My Magical Menopause?

How education, support, reframing, media, and research are making me excited again about growing old

Jan 1

Woman with long, curly hair is smiling while looking into the camera with the sun setting behind her. The rays from the sun are shining across her face. The sky and grass are in the background.

Jan 1

KL Simmons

KL Simmons

Seeking improvement as a writer and human. Email: KLSimmons.medium@gmail.com. Owner of the publications: Taking Off, Pure Fiction and Interracial Relations.

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