Samantha Edmonds Call home Remember that your family will always let you come back. You will forever, no matter what, have a place to call home in your mother’s arms. But it will not feel like home anymore. Hug your mother when you return but thrash against the...
Samantha Edmonds A void Sit in a coffee shop alone, where no one knows your name, and write. Sit in the corner of a bookstore alone, where people look at you strangely, and write. Sit in a library alone, where no one talks to each other, and write. Become a...
Samantha Edmonds With work You have a cubicle on the third floor of an office building downtown. Your husband with golden eyes will insist he makes enough to support you both without the job. Explain to him you need this for reasons unrelated to money. Frame...
Samantha Edmonds A normal life Finish your career as an undergrad. Expect an engagement ring for a graduation present. You are not mistaken. Pretend not to know what’s happening when the golden-eyed boy takes you to a fancy restaurant, the one in the city that...
Samantha Edmonds To Fill Fall in love with a boy with golden eyes your freshman year at university. He is patient, notices you first, and thinks you’re worth the wait. Don’t sleep with him. Unless you are fighting, which you rarely ever do, never write about...
Samantha Edmonds To be a writer Grow up, slowly and without noticing. Your mom is your best friend. Pick a school close to her. She will ask you to live at home. Shake your head, but cry when she drops you off on your first day. Call her the first night, in...
