The world outside my window still looks wintry, leafless and gray … until I look closely at all the buds and new growth, and hear the birds shouting about spring. So I planted peas, pruned my roses, and picked a bouquet of fresh band names just for you.

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Ghost Fetish
If all your trysts are in haunted houses, this might be your thing.

The Lichen Hearts
The perfect valentine when it isn’t quite love yet but might be symbiotic.

no kids pets ok
Probably from a rental listing, but I like to think it’s part of a dating profile. Shared priorities are so important.

thank you, i’m sorry
Two sets of “magic words” we teach our children, but paired this way, it could be an expression of gratitude for correction or an instance of overapologizing when you didn’t do anything wrong.

What Haunts You
Regrets, goals not yet achieved, or if you have a ghost fetish, whatever turns you on.

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