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The Woods

As a refuge, as a threat, as a place to live

July 2021
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Getting Started

After graduation, after a divorce, after an election

June 2021
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Ghosts

On the phone, at a gas station, in our dreams

May 2021
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Fighting Back

With fists, with words, with kindness

April 2021
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Mail

A stolen letter, a posthumous package, a Christmas card from a stranger

March 2021
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Consequences

A hasty purchase, a starvation diet, an unwanted pregnancy

February 2021
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Distance

A trip to the Antarctic, a 500-mile pilgrimage, a two-hour bus ride

January 2021
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Holidays

Chinese New Year in Philadelphia, Thanksgiving in Mexico, Passover in prison

December 2020
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Highs And Lows

Getting married, losing a child, singing in a choir

November 2020
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My Country

Claiming a heritage, becoming a citizen, landing in a foreign jail

October 2020
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