Their Uproarious Laughter

When I heard Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s opening statement, what struck me, as it struck so many people, was her recollection of the laughter of two teenage boys—their uproarious laughter at her expense. It made a memory, one that I’ve often pushed down over the course of my life, resurface. The school bus in middle school was no man’s land. No adults except for the bus driver who, with his back turned to us and […]

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you ask by Rachana Hegde

i.  you ask for more – for: pieces of my soul memories, thoughts, words tears and hurt years worth of pain and anger that cuts; demons and darkness swirling at the edges; all my insecurities bouncing inside of me waiting to burst out. ii.  you ask for everything – for: empty wishes and fake smiles and the […]

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