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January 2, 2024

Self-Portrait in the Key of Masc

Natalie Schriefer

In the style of WCW’s “This is Just to Say”

Today I donated

the red dress

I wore to

that holiday party

 

which you

were probably

hoping

I’d wear again

 

but the truth is

I hated the

sweetheart

neckline

 

that plunge

of velvet

constricting

my ribs

 

Natalie Schriefer, MFA is a bi/demi writer whose work often grapples with sexuality, identity, and shame. She loves asking people about their fictional crushes (her most recent is Riza Hawkeye from Fullmetal Alchemist). A Best of the Net nominee, she splits her time between creative writing and freelance journalism. Find her on Twitter @schriefern1 or on her website at www.natalieschriefer.com.