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In many ways Jill was a complete cliche; in her mid-twenties she decided to strip to make ends meet while pursuing a masters in art school. She partly needed good money, she partly needed new experiences because she didn't know many people and she partly needed to have a secret life that was really different from her quiet suburban upbringing. But when she got a phone call while stripping from a family member about a personal tragedy, she didn't re-evaluate doing it but did re-evaluate how she wanted to be remembered by her family if something were to happen to her.
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In many ways Jill was a complete cliche; in her mid-twenties she decided to strip to make ends meet while pursuing a masters in art school. She partly needed good money, she partly needed new experiences because she didn't know many people and she partly needed to have a secret life that was really different from her quiet suburban upbringing. But when she got a phone call while stripping from a family member about a personal tragedy, she didn't re-evaluate doing it but did re-evaluate how she wanted to be remembered by her family if something were to happen to her.
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Kate McMillan
Posted on March 09, 2010 at 11:47 AM | Permalink
wow
I was expecting something to happen with the ominous title "The Phone Call" but I wasn't expecting the strong emotional response I had. A great short piece.