As a kid, Nichole Perkins always liked a very specific type of song. But as an adult, those songs took on a more practical use: a roadmap to navigating love in unexpected places. (12 minutes)
This story was based on a chapter of Nichole’s memoir, Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be.
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