Kate Moss said once that nothing tastes as good as skinny feels. I remember being fifteen and deciding one night at an Italian restaurant while eating a slice of chocolate cake that it would be my last. I didn't eat another bite of cake for two years. Kate Moss was right: diminishing myself into nothing wasn't just rewarding, it was the death sentence I had been looking for.

That paragraph is horrible, isn't it? I can't believe I just wrote that, a sprinkle of cosmic, toxic thought put out into the internet. But if you want to get to know me, really, the real me - you have to know that I love cake exponentially, that I now have low blood sugar, and cake is the perfect remedy to starting the nosedive into low blood sugar oblivion.

To jiggle the handle, you need to know that cake is my favorite guilty pleasure. Sure, I don't eat it often, but when I allow myself to do so, it tastes better than a thousand flutters of Kate Moss's toxic, wasteland of a mantra leaving her lips.

To jiggle the handle, you need to know that I am one bite away from insanity, but that leveling out my blood sugar will make me function, love, be the best person I can be.

Let me eat cake.

Happy June everyone! June is Pride month, where any gay, lesbian, trans, and everything between can be their true selves and never have to fear a judgmental society. While I myself am not a member of the LGBT+ community, I'm sadly a boring straight cis-male. However, I am an ally and big supporter, and I wish to show my support and appreciation with this year's new theme challenges.

For those new on Prose I like to create challenges centered around a specific theme such as romance or horror or science fiction. This time around I've chosen to create challenges centered around Pride month. We all know someone who is part of the LGBT+ community, whether that someone is a friend or a family member. Perhaps you yourself are a part of the community. Maybe you're open or maybe you're still in the closet. Regardless, this is about celebrating those in the community and saying that they are loved and accepted.

Please fill free to enter one or all of the following challenges. And please tag me so I can check out your awesome entries.

Best of luck! And remember, love is love!

1. LGBT

Prompt: What does Pride month mean to you?

Link: https://theprose.com/challenge/13237

2. Romance

Prompt: Write a love story or poem focusing on a same sex couple.

Link: https://theprose.com/challenge/13236

3. Micropoetry

Prompt: Write a short poem about LGBT+ pride.

Link: https://theprose.com/challenge/13235

4. Flash Fiction

Prompt: Write a short story with LGBT+ themes.

Link: https://theprose.com/challenge/13234

5. Horror

Prompt: Write a horror story with LGBT+ themes.

Link: https://theprose.com/challenge/13233

7. Reviews

Prompt: Best LGBT+ couples in movies or tv. Or at least ones that you ship.

Link: https://theprose.com/challenge/13232

8. Journal

Prompt: Write from the perspective of someone that is in the closet and wants to come out.

Link: https://theprose.com/challenge/13231

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