The Locked Diary #10: When Things Don't Go According To Plan
Ride the waves of change or get swallowed whole. (FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME). I could get into all the reasons as to *why* I decided to...
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ORIGINAL MUSINGS
zarabarrie
- Mar 14
- 4 min
3 French Bistros Perfect For City Girls Who Prefer To Dine Alone
Oh, the gluttonous wonderland that is the FRENCH BISTRO!
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- Mar 3
- 8 min
The Locked Diary #9: It's In My Blood
It doesn't matter how you get there. So long as you *get there.*
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- Feb 23
- 11 min
The Locked Diary #8: My Greatest Failure
Temples are pretty. I'm ugly.
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- Feb 19
- 10 min
Give Me That Gout: How To Travel Like A Hedonistic Queen
Airports and hedonism go together like short fuses and crash diets.
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- Feb 13
- 9 min
The Locked Diary #7: Bitch, Don't Steal My Controlled Substances
I carry enough baseless generational guilt around with me. I traipse over to the woman in charge. I love a bitch at the helm. I secretly...
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- Feb 9
- 5 min
I'll Hold Your Hand Through This Nightmare
I'll hold your hand through this nightmare.
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- Feb 2
- 11 min
The Locked Diary #6: REHAB WASN'T EVEN GLAM
The cab ride from South Williamsburg to bumblefuck New Jersey takes over two hours and is even more expensive than I'd initially feared. It'
zarabarrie
- Jan 25
- 10 min
The Locked Diary #5: SUMMER WAS COMING TO AN END
I arrive in New York City at sunset. The sky looks like a creamsicle; muted ivory streaked with brilliant bolts of tangerine. Summer is...
zarabarrie
- Jan 17
- 8 min
The Locked Diary #4: ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE & PRISON
I am one of those New Yorkers who feverishly loves the city. I don’t care that she’s loud. I don’t care that she’s exorbitantly expensive—
zarabarrie
- Jan 6
- 9 min
The Locked Diary #3: I MADE IT TO ELLIS ISLAND, YOU CAN'T EVEN MAKE A FLIGHT!
I wake up with a jolt. I’m in a pitch-dark room with no windows. My head pounds heavy and slow. Like a heartbeat. Like a prison guard’s boot
zarabarrie
- Dec 28, 2022
- 6 min
THE DARK IN-BETWEEN
A story about Holiday hangovers.
zarabarrie
- Dec 23, 2022
- 9 min
The Locked Diary #2: CRYING IN BARS IS ON BRAND
In the heart of south Florida lives a small village humbly called, Wilton Manors. If you know Florida you know that Florida is full of strip
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- Dec 19, 2022
- 8 min
GUARDIAN ANGELS HAD TO RETIRE
A story about love at first sight.
zarabarrie
- Dec 12, 2022
- 14 min
The Locked Diary #1 FORWARD: FEARS, BITCHES.
I am afraid. I am afraid. I am afraid. Despite the wide-stretched smile and big mascara-encrusted eyes, I am nothing. But the embodiment of
zarabarrie
- Nov 7, 2022
- 13 min
How To Lose Your Finger & Your Mind Too
A story about gay country western bars.
zarabarrie
- Nov 7, 2022
- 8 min
42nd Street Hasn't Been The Same
A story about mid-town Manhattan.
zarabarrie
- Nov 7, 2022
- 12 min
The Voicemail
A story about switching meds.
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- Nov 2, 2022
- 10 min
This Is Why We're Monsters
A story about siblings.
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- Nov 2, 2022
- 8 min
The Haters Are Right: I'm Full of Sh*t
A Long Island story.
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- Nov 2, 2022
- 5 min
Cheers, Bitches: An Ode to the Chosen Family
A story about women in their 30s.
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