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Tag: scars

Mother Rips my Roots by Jasmine King
Poetry

Mother Rips my Roots by Jasmine King

February 5, 2018November 9, 20200

With Lines from “The Apple Trees at Olema” by Robert Hass Shakes me by the raw, white, backlit flaring of her lightning streaked hand. Fingers …

“The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue
Editorial / Fiction

“The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue

January 31, 2017February 23, 20200

Every morning I look in the mirror and hope for a different reflection. The problem with makeup is that it doesn’t cover every scar. And …

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