things_i_didn't_buy
tender_square
the
orchid merino
sweater
with
a
visible
center
snag
above
the
bust.
a
too
small
blush
ballet
sweater
which
barely
wrapped
around
my
waist
.
a
vintage
short
-sleeved wool
dress
with
vertical
stripes
in
mustard
and
denim
and
flint
i
couldn't
pull
past
my
shoulders
.
a
pair
of
mules
that
resembled
dutch
clogs
in
delft
blue
—the
shop
wouldn't
sell
them
to
me
unpriced.
230310
...
raze
the
absurdly
expensive
large
diaphragm condenser
microphone
i
probably
wasn't
doing
justice
with
the
preamps
i
had
at
the
time
.
the
seven
-foot-long grand
piano
i
would
have
needed
to
crawl
under
to
get
to
the
kitchen
.
the
refurbished
royal_quiet_deluxe
typewriter
that
didn't
seem
to
exist
.
a
family
of
penguins
carved
out
of
wood
.
a
box
set
i
didn't
realize
would
sell
out
and
become
a
sought-after collector's item.
contact_lenses
.
the
acoustic
bass
i
rented
for
a
month
or
two
when
i
was
fifteen.
the
excuses
fed
to
me
by
flighty
friends
.
and
more
.
and
more
.
and
so
much
more
.
230311
...
kerry
bread
, ritter sport
dark
chocolate
with
marzipan
,
any
produce,
nova
salmon,
the
"
good
"
toilet
paper
.
230312
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go
blather
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