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Abortion : it will take a village.  https://www.plancpills.org/find-pills   ___

Abortion : it will take a village. ___ Find Abortion Pill Access in Your State | Plan C Use our guide to search for abortion pill providers in your state, get answers to common questions, and get support…www.plancpills.org ___ WATER. 0–6 weeks. I’m at Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. It is a humid summer’s afternoon on a Sunday. I have spent the previous 3 Sunday’s mourning a relationship that started 3 weeks before a global pandemic and ended 1.5 years into it…

Abortion

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Abortion : it will take a village. 
https://www.plancpills.org/find-pills 
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Abortion : it will take a village. 
https://www.plancpills.org/find-pills 
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Oct 26, 2020

Figments of my Imagination.

During the summer of 2020, I bought a camera and some film. I was not interested in capturing Black joy or Black pain. I was interested in showing everyday Blackness. I looked through the viewfinder. I aimed. I shot. I could see vividly with clear eyes. …

Photography

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Figments of my Imagination.
Figments of my Imagination.

Jun 19, 2020

On Erasure and Transcendence of Black Women.

Barking was the first place I called home on this Earth. Barking existed in a state of purgatory — an in-between place barely noticeable to the naked human eye, but a place in which you could sense souls moving through aimlessly, unsure of their next move. I lived in a…

Black Women

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The Transcendence and Erasure of Black Women.
The Transcendence and Erasure of Black Women.

May 28, 2020

On All The Dire Considerations

Just in case. So you know where I stand. God forbid. v0.1 “this is a tweet saying if the police kill me, i want you to record my murder and share my dead body widely.” v0.2 “this is a tweet saying if the police kill me, i want you, my…

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On All The Dire Considerations
On All The Dire Considerations

May 11, 2020

On Black Glances, in Portland.

Define: Glance. 1 : a brief look 2: a flash or gleam of light. In some cases, both of those things. Portland, Oregon. The water is crystal clear. Nature is all around us. The air is fresh. It is a beautiful place to be, and I am glad I’m here. …

Blackness

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On Black Glances, in Portland.
On Black Glances, in Portland.

Apr 8, 2020

On PlayDoh Through the Haze.

“This is all so anxiety-inducing because things we once held as solid are no longer things we can rely on.” Someone on a video call, sometime in the fog of the last couple weeks. Solidity petrifies me. I mould and shape my life like its Play-doh. That non-toxic, non-staining, reusable…

Haze

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On Navigating This Haze.
On Navigating This Haze.

Jan 18, 2020

On Travel. The Year of the Return (again).

My mum bought me a Little Miss Explorer book for Christmas. You know — of the Little Ms and Mr Men fame. Little Miss Explorer travels all over the world, seeking out adventures and stories which are waiting to be viscerally felt and known. She ventures amongst tropical jungles, scales…

Travel

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On Travel. The Year of the Return (again).
On Travel. The Year of the Return (again).

Mar 22, 2016

When you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life.

Or bored of getting paid, paying rent, paying bills and being poor again. I’m a reluctant member of so-called ‘generation boomerang.’ I’m writing this aged 26, in the bedroom that I grew up in — the place I studied for my GCSEs and where I spent countless hours with a…

Real Estate

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When you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life.
When you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life.

Dec 19, 2015

I am multifaceted. Bitch, I do a ton of shit.

What I’m trying to say here is I’m actually not particularly good at any one thing. The title of this article is inspired by Ms Angel Haze [werkin’ girls]. …

Life Lessons

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