Oops! I Did It Again

I told you it was gonna be May...

Witches, evil queens, good wives + lion cubs,

Thanks for participating in our first ever shared delusion — I’ve named it The Stayges Tour!

Track lists are now available on Spotify for every stage of my life — in the appropriate order and color coded by feeling. Start at the bottom, just like I did!

✨ Here is the map:

I’ve been quietly building my own world since 2005. If you thought the paper trail started because a 6-to-9 grind stole my purpose, passion and power, think again. I came prepared. Always have!

For example, on Monday, March 7, 2005, at 8:12pm, I wrote another letter to SE Hinton:

Here is my disappointment, remastered:

Dear SE Hinton,

I just recently sent you an email about a month ago and within that month I read a few more of your books. So far, I’ve read: The Outsiders, Tex, Rumblefish and That Was Then, This is Now.

All of them are amazing and all of them are kind of similar. I love that genre of books and I think that you write some of the best books from that genre. Are you going to write any more like that?

I know you recently wrote an adult novel but, on your website, you told teens not to read it — so I’ll take your word for it. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and if you could take the time to write back, I would really, truly appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,

Nic

What 12-year-old has the nerve to circle back with S.E. Hinton?! I’m going to have to send another email because she never responded!

Anyways, two weeks later, on Monday, March 21, 2005, at 5:05pm, I started building the Unlimited + Evermore empire:

Here are my youthful lies, remastered:

Monday, March 21, 2005 | 5:05pm

I’m a big liar. There was no reason to be confused about anything this whole time! Now that I’m looking back at what I’ve written, it seems like I accidentally made half of it up in my head!

So, now I am more confused than ever. I don’t even know what I’m saying anymore. Ugh!

I’m just confused, and you (my journal) are the only person I can confide in — and now I think I’ve been lying to the only two people that know the truth:

You + Me.

As you can see above, I’ve always been dumb + poetic. With a thousand lies and a good disguise, hit ‘em right between the eyes, you know?

👩‍🏫 Do you hear me yet???

I hope so because this is a raging rapid, not a lazy river, and I’m excited to formally welcome you to our next shared delusion:

💚Freckle-Faced Hustler Season!

Just in time for summer! Get off the barstools, boys — we have work to do. See you at the dance party!

Coo coo ca-choo,

<3 The Marvelous Ms. B

PS. If you’re not on Instagram, here’s D.A.N.C.E — volume 13. Next week is 14!

PSS. Hi! It’s still me — the problem. You with me on the double entendres yet??? Remember the plan?? Say something? #22PaperDollsReturn

PSSS. That’s a map for the next leg of our journey together. #OrganizedChaos

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