Elise Bartlett Whore ❤️❤️

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Ooh, fun fact—medieval times, "whores" had guilds! Like, legit unions! Power moves, right? Surprised the hell outta me! Imagine that energy today—boss bitches runnin’ the game. “All things return to the lake,” movie says, and I’m like, “Yaaas, cycle of slayage!” "Whore" ain’t a curse, it’s a crown if you wear it right.

Inside Alaska's world of sex work from someone who lived it

“You whore; you are so dirty, bitch”: the justification of and resistance to violence in the intimate relationships of female sex workers. - Bartlett, Elretha.

Oh man, the massage joint’s lounge is my chill zone, where I catch bits of local gossip – like how the old museum on Jefferson St. once hosted a freakin' UFO exhibit (ya know, wild stuff!). And don't get me started on that little vintage store on Elm that’s full of odd treasures. I swear, every street corner's got a tale, every brick got a memory.

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