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I run because I can’t fly. I’m always finding a poor alternative for this one life, this one heart, this one mind, this one.. ...

I’m my most triumphant in the morning, waking before the sun. The satisfying click of the leash on my dog’s collar. Our vigorous p...

I remember my gay student’s face showing me how he self-harms. I remember my father’s face, the ugly way he bites his lower lip, eye...

What do we do with feelings? Walk them off Walk them off Walk them off For no apparent reason a man I don’t like or care for ...

At first, it was like the faint heartbeat of a fetus, barely noticeable. Then it turned into a ferociously hungry dragon, then it becam...

I’ve been so busy working on my book I didn’t get a chance to post anything on International Women’s Day! And now I’m torn between p...

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