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I Want Him to Know
I want him to know I am not lonely, I have ghosts, I have my illnesses, I have a mouthful of half-languages, & blood thick with medications, doctors line up to hear my crooked heart ― Safia Elhillo, The January Children I am not lonely, I ...
read moreIgnore the Evils
I ignore the evils that support my quality of life, to which I’ve become accustomed. We’ve arranged to make the evils that benefit us invisible. Elisa Gabbert Do we actively make the evils that benefit us invisible or do we just ignore them? I...
read moreThe Value of Life
The value of a life, its worthiness of our moral regard, is determined by social relations. Elisa Gabbert, The Unreality of Memory: And Other Essays The older I get the more I understand the truth in that statement. The value of a life is about...
read moreThe Dark Part of Morning
Hope is the dark part of morning. Elisa Gabbert I know the dark part of morning. I know the shadows that fall at the exact right time— like the blink before we open our eyes. I know the aspirational breath that happens just before thought. I kno...
read moreAbout Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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