My real foot did not. “You need orthotics. And these,” she said, holding up my flip-flops, “are going in the garbage.” I gasped. No flip-flops? It was unthinkable. I loved flip-flops.

"My eye went up and I remember what came out ... And I kept looking down and I saw some things that I liked — I saw he had flip-flops on and I was like, ‘Oh, I like that.’ ...

Flip-flops are one of the most accessible footwear that you wear and they make your life easier when you just want to wear something comfortable. Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue is “Strip on a ...