Hektoen International

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Tag: Anna Byrd

  • Shadow self

    Anna ByrdLos Angeles, California, United States When was I was twenty-three years old and weighed ninety-eight pounds, I thought I was fat. I wanted to look like a model, except my hair was falling out, I was bleeding from my nose and ears in my sleep, I was always cold and wore baggy boys’ clothes,…