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essay I am staring out of a window into the dark street while a Ukrainian woman shoves pins into my sleeve when I start to miss my...
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- Oct 16, 2021
- 9 min
How to Say Goodbye in the Desert
essay The last time I had seen my grandparents in person was sometime around 2009. Prior to that, our interactions were spotty,...
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kaleenamadruga
- Sep 23, 2021
- 5 min
The Scent of My Skin
essay When I decided to take my body back into the ocean I was feeling very calloused and dry. I hadn’t allowed myself anywhere near the...
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kaleenamadruga
- May 6, 2021
- 6 min
I Am Having a Really Nice Time Picking My Skin Off
essay When I was nineteen, two bartenders from the restaurant I worked at came over to my apartment with tattoos guns they had recently...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 19, 2021
- 6 min
A Case for Sleep
essay It was the crickets that kept me up most nights. The incessant chirping beyond my window seemed never ending, as if a gang of...
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kaleenamadruga
- Jan 8, 2020
- 8 min
The Bad Dad Christmas Phenomena
personal essay - nonfiction Yesterday I received a Christmas package in the mail from my father. Since we live in different states and I...
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