Thinking about this months ABC Open 500 words theme Like it or Not inspired me to write this prose poem. I wonder what contributors are going to make of this month’s theme. I look forward to reading their stories. I was born golden brown with hair thick and frizzy. I used to thinkContinue reading “Like it or Not: Golden Brown Skin and Frizzy Hair”
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The Power of Excellence and Dolls: Piece 14
My idea of beauty as I grew up was fair skin, straight blonde hair and green or blue eyes. Why did I choose the opposite of my own curly dark hair, dark skin, and brown eyes? Are we naturally inclined to opposites, or was I being shaped by the popular culture around me? I wasContinue reading “The Power of Excellence and Dolls: Piece 14”
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