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Oct 12, 2023Liked by Constantine Markides

“Goddam this relentless bitch,” the mirror muttered to itself inaudibly. ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

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Wow! Brilliant storytelling! Heavy on the cosmetic vocabulary. Loved this story and how it runs parallel with the Narcissus, yet very modern and accurate. A secondary school recently removed all mirrors rom the toilets and the students complained. Now the school must decide whether to put them back…

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Thank you! Had no idea about that. Just looked it up and found an article from earlier this year in which a school replaced the mirrors with posters that read "makeup is a harmful drug." Wow. I guess my story was understated... https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/mar/02/worcester-school-criticised-for-makeup-is-a-harmful-drug-posters

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