Eliza In General · Writing

It’s a (Slut) Shame

I thank God (or Prince, who is basically God in my eyes) that I started my professional career in sales. Selling everything from newspaper ad copy to air filtration systems to Olan Mills photo packages has toughened my skin and prepared me for the backlash I was sure to receive later as a writer. Every… Continue reading It’s a (Slut) Shame

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Adore: My Childhood with Prince

The first thing I did was call my mother. Because when someone like Prince Rogers Nelson is even rumored to have died, the first person I think of is the woman that introduced me to his talent when I was still a fetus. I have no recollection of the 1978 Rick James concert my pregnant mother attended… Continue reading Adore: My Childhood with Prince