This was, to put it simply, bloody fantastic. I'm in awe of how you made something so simple, so inconsequental like a bikini transform into something of importance and impact in your life. You committed yourself fully to your piece.I loved the raw truth in it, the imagery of the rush, particularly. Loved it, loved it, loved it.

The way you wrote this was so real, like you took a sheet of paper and infused in it a little piece of yourself. I felt like I was the girl in Kohl's shopping for the perfect bikini. The girl people think always wears black. You reminded me of how I used to keep shorts on to swim because I hated my thighs.

It's very brave of you to put this out there like that...I don't think that's something I could do.