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Tell me what you want, what you really, really want, he said. Braiiinnnnssss, we said in unison.

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Maureen Johnson
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 16
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Ah, he said. I had an . . . artistic disagreement with the director of the panto. As it happens, I take issue with the objectification of women in Cinderella, and the reliance on shoes as a means of identification. Surely you understand.
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Don't get stabbed. It makes everything awkward.
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Tired, but not the kind of tired that sleep fixes.
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Nothing was quite like it was supposed to be.
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Sometimes it is worth any amount of suffering just to prevent giving your parents the opportunity to be right.
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When I worked in theater, I was always writing things on Post-it Notes and sticking them on screens or desks. Twitter has given me a way of continuing to post those notes, only a lot of other people see them, too.
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Prefects. I had learned this one. Student council types, but with superpowers. They who must be obeyed.
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