account_circle by Erin Taylor
She's an avid reader whose goal is to become the "World's Okayest Writer". When she's not reading the classics or Shakespeare, she's busy teaching the ABC's to four year olds or running after her two offspring. With her recent divorce and her constant battle with an eating disorder and anxiety...she's surprised it took her this long to use writing as a way to sort through all the words bumbling around in her brain.

Essay

Dig

Issue No. 270 ~ November, 2019

They handed me the shovel and ordered me to dig. With each pound I gained. With each wrinkle I acquired. With each stretch mark I earned. Every time, they barked at me to dig. “Dig!” The Victoria Secret angels strolling down the runway, condemning me …