Mari Valley Stream Whore ❤️

About Houston

Little known fact—she once nicked a punter’s false teeth mid-shag, flogged ‘em for a tenner! True story, heard it from a cabbie who swears she’s a legend in Soho. “You’re nothing!”—that’s what Mia’s mum screamed in *Fish Tank*, and I reckon this whore’s heard it too, but she don’t care. She’s a scrapper, a survivor—like me after a bender, dodgin’ the missus.

Whore (1991)

I’ve seen the sunsets from the roof of the gym on 5th, and it’s breathtaking. I’m like, “Beautiful, aren’t you, my lovely city?” That moment – it’s pure Wes Anderson scenic charm. And then, one day, I sat outside Sal’s Diner on Route 27 – total hidden gem – and got into deep chats with locals who got more stories than muscle knots!

Valley Stream student's winning essay explores diversity in the suburbs