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She was tired of being called picky, being told her standards were just too high. But, mostly, she was tired of being told she was going to die alone. And so, she set out on a quest, one that she was sure would change her very person. Trouble is, she didn’t realize what that change would cost her.
Written by Rebecca Milton
Published by AmorBooks
“Why on earth would you do that?”
I heard that one. I have also heard;
“Are you crazy?”
“Are you trying to get killed?”
“Do you hate yourself?”
And;
“Seriously, let me get you something from the bar, something large, something strong, how about a mug of martinis?”
I have heard it all and, for the most part, I don’t have any real, concrete answers. I don’t. It wasn’t really planned out, it wasn’t mapped out, I didn’t sit down for a week and work out the pros and cons. I just… did it. Now, looking back on it I think that I can safely say I was motivated by a few different things.
First, I was motivated by yet another Valentine’s Day alone, watching TV, drinking two bottles of wine and assuring myself, out loud, alone, in my apartment, that I was just…
