There is a Haitian saying which might upset the aesthetic images of most women. Nou led, Nou la, it says. We are ugly, but we are here. Like the modesty that is somewhat common in Haitian culture, this saying makes a deeper claim for poor Haitian women than maintaining beauty, be it skin deep or… Continue reading do the hard and holy things
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learning to love
The truth is, far too many people in our culture do not know what love is. And this not knowing feels like a terrible secret, a lack that we have to cover up. - Bell Hooks I am in throws of dating and flexing muscles I haven’t moved in a long time. Six years ago,… Continue reading learning to love

