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T h e F W o r d M a n i f e st o : Remember that Fabulous was your factory setting. Life is too short for Fake bacon. UnFriend trends. Fix your own Flats. Stop calling yourself Fat! Laugh lines are Face jewelry. Don’t let your Fear have the Final word. Make the next President the Firstever lady. Expect Four-leaf clovers under your feet. When you fall, Fly again. Any excuse for a Fiesta. File grudges under Forgotten. Know when to go with the Flow and when to swim against the tide. Hit pause instead of Fast-Forwarding the day. Pick your Fight instead of picking a fight. Don’t forget to Floss. Make Friends with your inner Amazon. Don’t leave home without your Feminism and a red lipstick. May the Fierce be with you!
Cover copy by Nikki Hardin, art by Brian Andrew Jasinski, “Blossom Bicycle”, 2009
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” Coco Chanel