Cushion Me By Gabrielle Congrave The longer I am pregnant, the more naked I become. All my life, I have been a jeans girl. Low rise, bell-bottomed, vintage finds. The endless racks of Ragstock, Savers. I like them tight. “Ass pants” T. and I call them. Designed to show off the hours I have spent moving from Down Dog to Low Lunge, High Lunge, Warrior II. The longer I am pregnant, the more naked I become. All my life I’ve been a shoe girl. Platforms, fur boots, psychobilly heels. “Zombie Stompers” and pistol-print Mary Janes. The longer I am pregnant, the more naked I become. I start wearing harem pants, blousy tank tops, Vibram toe shoes that turn my feet to Hobbit…
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