Whites
Arrival
Hospital Light – AR101
Doctor’s Coat – AR102
Swaddle – AR103
Midnight Feed – AR104
Nonna’s Smile – AR105
First Year
Burp Cloth – FY201
First Tooth – FY202
Lost Lamby – FY203
Slice of Moon – FY204
Birthday Cake – FY205
Childhood
Sidewalk Chalk – CH301
Undertow (formerly Riptide) – CH302
Dandelion Fuzz – CH303
Broken Femur – CH304
Vanilla Cone – CH305
Adolescence
32AA – AD401
All-Star Laces – AD402
Mother’s Best Sheets – AD403
Bleach – AD404
Levonorgestrel 0.75mg (formerly Morning After) – AD405
Young Adult I
Favorite T-Shirt –YA501
Beer Foam – YA502
Piña Colada – YA503
Benzoylmethylecgonine – YA504
Academic Dismissal – YA505
Young Adult II
Escitalopram 10 mg – YA506
Whitecaps – YA507
Full Dress Whites – YA508
Honorable Discharge – YA509
Size 10 Envelope – YA510
Middle Age
Latte (formerly Waitress Apron) – MA601
Rolling Papers – MA602
Lab Results – MA603
Silicone (Textured) – MA604
Jib Sail – MA605
Senior Years
Empty Pillow – SY701
Bichon Frise – SY702
Broken Hip – SY703
Windowpane – SY704
Soup of the Day – SY705
Departure
Sissy’s Handkerchief – DE801
Hospital Blanket – DE802
Knuckles – DE803
Nurse’s Sleeve – DE804
Clock Face – DE805
Reds
Learn
Gumball – LN101
Cardinal – LN102
Lost Balloon – LN103
Bicycle – LN104
Skinned Knee – LN105
Live + Leap
Drugstore Valentine – LI201
Menarche – LI202
Rum Punch – LI203
First Bite (formerly Hickey) – LI204
Popped Cherry – LI205
Love
Heart-Shaped Box – LV301
Matching Tattoos – LV302
Push-Up Bra – LV303
Poppy Bouquet – LV304
Dog-Eared Dostoevsky – LV305
Lose
Beer Pong Cup – LS401
2009 Chevy Impala – LS402
4-Way Stop – LS403
Tail Light – LS404
Myocardial Contusion – LS405
Lament
Bloodshot – LA501
Slit Wrist – LA502
Ruby Slippers – LA503
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride 150 mg – LA504
Nana’s Patchwork Quilt – LA505
Lust + Lie
Stiletto – LU601
Pouty Lip (formerly Lipstick) – LU602
Satin Tie – LU603
Wife’s Scream – LU604
Blocked Call – LU605
Leave + Land
Cat Eye Frames – LE701
Laser Removal – LE702
Sublet Kitchen – LE703
Subway Seat – LE704
Potted Geraniums – LE705
Kristen M. Ploetz is a writer living in Massachusetts. Her work has been published (or is forthcoming) with Lost Balloon, FIVE:2:ONE Magazine, Harpoon Review, Crack the Spine, (b)OINK zine, Gravel, Maudlin House, and elsewhere. She is currently working on a YA novel and a collection of short stories. You can find her on the web (www.kristenploetz.com) and Twitter (@KristenPloetz).
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