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Continue reading →: can i have a minutecan i just have a minuteto myself? a minute?!to thinkto eatto use the bathroom? can i just have a minuteto write this poem? to think about something other thansunscreendaycare pickupsbathing suitsfeversbutt cream? can i just have a minuteto eat my lunchwithout having to share? can i just have a minuteto…
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Continue reading →: the yellow wallpaper
when i first read charlotte’s storyi thought‘who does the woman really see within the yellow walls?’ i realize now thatshe saw me.and my best friend.and my mother.and my grandmother.and my great grandmother.and perhaps she sees you, too. she watches as we try to claw ourselves out.we are fighting for our…
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Continue reading →: mommy
your shout pierces the nightand i wake with a jolt. i carefully get out of bedholding my swollen bellyand silently shuffle to your room. it still smells like bath time.of oranges and creamof giggles and stolen smoochesof story time and toothpaste. you stand in your cribhair tussled and eyes redand…
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Continue reading →: Book Review | Hello BeautifulAnn Napolitano’s latest book, Hello Beautiful is poignantly written and stirred up a lot of complicated emotions for me — so much so that I originally ranked this book lower than I now consider it to be. Upon reflection, it’s a good one, and the hype and the book club…
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