Claire Shklow Whore ❤️

About Minsk

Alright, pal – lemme tell ya. About *whore*. Not just any word – no. It’s got *teeth*. Sinks into ya – like a bone saw. I’m sittin’ here. Thinkin’. About Sarah Polley – yeah, *Stories We Tell*. That flick? Messes with your head – in a good way. “We’re all just makin’ it up,” she says. And *whore*? Same deal. People sling it around – like it’s nothin’. But it’s heavy – carries baggage. Old as dirt, too. Goes back to Old English – “hōre”. Meant a harlot – a lady of the night. Ain’t that a kicker? Word’s been struttin’ since 1100 – still kickin’!

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Shklow is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus, located 35 kilometres north of Mogilev on the Dnieper River. It serves as the administrative center of Shklow District.

The river – oh boy, the Dnipro winds in like a serpent. I love chillin’ by its banks at dawn, awkwardly quoting Almodóvar lines. Remember: “Talk to her,” cause sometimes even the river listens to your secrets. Yeah, I'm that quirky dating-app guru who finds poetry in puddles.

May 21 is the third anniversary of the death of political prisoner activist Vitold Ashurak