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Stories with keyword: relationship

A Muffin Appears

Joanne is a free spirit who’s worked as a circus aerialist and a touring theatre performer, and her new Argentinian boyfriend (and ESL student) Alejandro is somewhat the opposite – clean cut, responsible and stable. When Joanne invites him to … Continue reading →

Keywords Alejandro, Argentina, art, barter, Black Rock City, boyfriend, Burning Man, camp, desert, drugs, dust, dust storm, ecstasy, ESL, gay, Live story, muffin, mushroom, New York City, non-English speaker, NYC, party, psychedelic, queer, Radical Faeries, relationship, sculpture, teacher, tent, trampoline

Familiar Pattern

Starlee gets a job in LA for a month, and has to rent a car. The first day she picks up the car, she’s talking to her sister on the phone, and gets distracted by her sister’s tale of this … Continue reading →

Keywords accident, compliments, damages, earrings., flirting, gas pump, gas station, LA, Live story, Los Angeles, mansion, millionaire, money, nozzle, relationship, rental car, service desk, sister, writer

There Will Be Blood

25-year old Adrien is finding her new home of NYC to be really lonely. She falls for a guy named Jose who she’s met at a party, but when he realizes he’s 15 years older than her, he insists that … Continue reading →

Keywords accident, Best of RISK!, bleeding, blood, copper, dating, ER, fainting, frustration, hospital, intercourse, IUD, Jose, laceration, Live story, New York, NYC, passed out, penis, platonic, relationship, sex, sex injury, Williamsburg, writers

The Monster and the Man

Larry was verbally abusive to his girlfriend. He recounts the years of accusations, name calling, and screaming rage. Seeing a marriage counselor, they decided to end the relationship, Larry learned he was bipolar, and the next decade in therapy doing … Continue reading →

Keywords abuser, abusive, anger, bipolar, bipolar disorder, manipulation, mental health, mental illness, narcissism, narcissist, relationship, violence

The Equalizer

Amy is just about to graduate from college when two things happen simultaneously: she finds her first real relationship with a beautiful, shy man named David; and she gets a mysterious illness that leaves her so tired and drained of … Continue reading →

Keywords autoimmune, boyfriend, chronic fatigue, chronic illness, diagnosis, doctors, equalizer, health, Live, Minneapolis, mystery, relationship, sickness, specialists, St. Paul, Twin Cities

Timmy

Amy and her boyfriend David are opposites: she’s an extroverted actress and he’s an extremely shy, quiet musician. While emotional communication isn’t easy for them, one of the ways they connect is through spontaneous “play,” which evolves into the creation … Continue reading →

Keywords boyfriend, breakup, bullying, child, childhood, comfort, communication, connection, games, healing, imaginary, imaginary child, improv, Live, love, Minneapolis, opposites, PCOS, period, pregnancy scare, pregnant, relationship, son, trauma

Unbreakable

Melanie moved to Taos, New Mexico to work on the book she was trying to write. While there, she worked at a pizza parlor and started a relationship with one of her co-workers — a handsome, outdoor-adventurer type who quickly … Continue reading →

Keywords abuse, abusive, adventure, anger, codependent, date rape, dating, dough, drifter, escape, explosive, fear, gaslighting, homeless, love, manipulation, New Mexico, outdoor guide, outdoors, outdoorsy, pizza parlor, Radio, rage, rape, relationship, sex, suicide, survival, survivor, Taos, threat, threatening, travel, traveler, unpredictable, violence, violent, volatile, writer

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