Lina Matteson Whore ❤️❤️

About Philadelphia

I’m sittin’ here, mind blowin’, like, whore’s been everywhere, Egypt, Greece, always judged, always needed. Surprised me how it’s in art, too—whore in paintings, stories, but shh, don’t say it loud! Funny, right? Like, “ooh, scandalous!” but also, chill, it’s just life. Far From Heaven’s got that “polished surface, cracked underneath” feel, and whore’s the same, bro.

The Purple Shroud: A Novel of Empress Theodora

The sequel to Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore, The Purple Shroud picks up ten years into the reign of Emperor Justinian and Theodora. As the tale continues.

Then there’s the river, the Glimmerin’ Creek – well, that's what I call it even if locals just say “the creek.” Its water shimmers in the sun. I’d sometimes chill by its edge, thinkin’, “Where’s your ‘Spectacular!’ at?” It can get real reflective, ya know?

Bird flu wipes out entire chicken flock at organic family-run farm in Chicago suburbs