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Gen X Nostalgia

June 20, 2023 8 Comments

By Christy Hartman

I was the life of the party, back when life had parties. I danced on tables, tossed back my teased head—too-loud laughter mixing with vodka cocktails spilled on the floor. My signature move was The Flaming Sambuca. I became a fire-breathing dragon in a micro-skirt and wedged heels. A mistress of flirting without speaking. One curl of my finger lured them onto the dance floor. First hands, then mouths, connected with music and the freedom of being twenty-two. Now I’m forty-six, in sensible flats. Her tiny skirts are buried deep in my closet. I’d love to dance with her again.

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  1. Heather Haigh says

    June 20, 2023 at 8:59 am

    Lovely. Relatable.

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  2. Laura Besley says

    June 21, 2023 at 3:33 am

    Great micro!

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  3. Toni Brayer says

    June 21, 2023 at 9:49 am

    Every sentence evocative. Well done.

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  4. Terra says

    June 21, 2023 at 11:44 am

    So symbolic. I share this desire! Loved this story!

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  5. Ruth Mannino says

    June 21, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    Great story Christy!! I’m pretty sure all fortyplus-something’s all feel the same way.

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  6. Pamela Cartlidge says

    June 22, 2023 at 3:20 am

    Yeah. I was there!!

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  7. Jenn K says

    June 22, 2023 at 11:45 am

    Wow, congratulations! As a Gen Xer — with a semi exciting past and a fairly sedate present — I love what you did here! Beautiful words.

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  8. Kelly Louisa Balliu says

    June 23, 2023 at 2:15 am

    Same here. Another dance would be amazing! Well done 🙂

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