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On Belonging and Unbelonging
Is it possible for me to belong among others without truly knowing who I am? Or is belonging an unattainable goal?
Enter: Watershed
"Doesn’t she know? It’s all for the scale."
Pirkei Avot
Who is wise? One who learns from everyone.
A Word Other Than Girl
“Some words have reached a point where they become more than a combination of letters.”
On the Mend
"I tell myself I’m whole"
The Last Rose
A musician’s first death: the last hurrah.
Of Felled and Fallen
“If no one heard it, did the tree even fall?”
Power and People Pleasing
“I stopped voicing my opinion and went along with what everyone else wanted, even when it made me miserable.”
A State of Uncertainty
"Am I too young to change the world, or am I too old to start?"
On Being in My Body
Your body image can be shaped by the language and values you choose to associate with it.
Lesbian. Pro-Palestinian. Orthodox Jew.
"Lesbian. Pro-Palestinian. Orthodox Jew...These labels don’t really jive in my community."
Dad
The relationship with an abusive parent is a complicated, painful and tumultuous one.
