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CRYSTAL NERO

CRYSTAL NERO

Flâneuse
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Flâneuse

"But when the love for this world gets too big and achy inside me . . ."
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Pestalotiopsis Microspora
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Pestalotiopsis Microspora

“Scientists Discover Plastic-Eating Amazon Fungus"
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A Comparison
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A Comparison

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Wander Love: Oaxaca
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Wander Love: Oaxaca

I tried to follow the paths of travelers who came before me.
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Homecoming
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Homecoming

"I feel strongly that I have a responsibility to all the sources that I am . . ."
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Berkeley Bowl, Produce
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Berkeley Bowl, Produce

I wonder what he will do with his potatoes, why he needs so many.
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I Am Not the Wound
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I Am Not the Wound

After Jaiya John The wound began as she did, growing in the
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Self-Care or Selfishness?
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Self-Care or Selfishness?

For Black women; and all women who have been trained in self-
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Lit Love: The Book of Form and Emptiness
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Lit Love: The Book of Form and Emptiness

"Books appreciate your eccentricities."
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A New You
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A New You

You glance over to make sure there's enough space. He's in the next car smiling, smiling.
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A Story (To Make a Long Story Short)
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A Story (To Make a Long Story Short)

You often hid things from yourself but I found you, living a quiet poetry I never knew existed.
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The Smoking/Non-Smoking Sections in Restaurants Always Confused Me as a Child
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The Smoking/Non-Smoking Sections in Restaurants Always Confused Me as a Child

As if the smoke could discern the boundary. As if toxicity knows
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