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Because The Muddiness Of Mud Must Be Uttered: A Personal Essay, Dorothy Ellen Palmer Nov 2023

Because The Muddiness Of Mud Must Be Uttered: A Personal Essay, Dorothy Ellen Palmer

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"Because the Muddiness of Mud Must Be Uttered," by disabled senior writer Dorothy Ellen Palmer, is a personal, braided, nonfiction essay tracing how her access to and understanding of moving on land has been shaped by ableism, ageism, and the pandemic.


Baby Steps, Amy Neufeld Nov 2023

Baby Steps, Amy Neufeld

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A creative non-fiction piece about childbirth and walking, situating the self and the new child, and climate anxiety and fear for the future.


Two Poems By Maureen Hynes, Maureen Hynes Oct 2020

Two Poems By Maureen Hynes, Maureen Hynes

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Poetry by Maureen Hynes.


Stray Thoughts And Desire Paths—A Dialogue, Jenna Butler, Yvonne E. Blomer Oct 2020

Stray Thoughts And Desire Paths—A Dialogue, Jenna Butler, Yvonne E. Blomer

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In this dialogue, authors, teachers, and environmentalists Yvonne Blomer and Jenna Butler discuss the ways in which our desire paths—our intents for our lives—have changed since the start of the pandemic. Covering women's writing, feminism, daily life during the pandemic, environmentalism, and race, this dialogue is an act of allyship from two women of different backgrounds writing together.


Skins, Surfaces, And Other Worlds, Priscilla Jolly Oct 2020

Skins, Surfaces, And Other Worlds, Priscilla Jolly

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This personal essay explores the notion of skin and how the writer deals with "skin" as an element of racialization and skin as a site of allergies.