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Read MoreAs the move‑in date approached, Daddy, Odette, and I toured LSU's campus. I originally planned to live in a dorm, the typical freshman experience. But the moment Daddy stepped inside one, he turned right back around. "Hell no," he said,...
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Read MoreTwo years passed in a blur of schoolwork, late‑night journaling, photography assignments, and quiet healing. By the time I turned eighteen, I had grown into myself in ways Mama never allowed. And when graduation day came, I walked across...
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Aldo Kraas posted in the group National Poetry Month
How will I spend my days
Every single days
I don’t want to spend my days alone
Do not forsake my father
He is the man
That create all of us
Children of my Father
In his image
Many years image
We all look different from each other
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Read MoreIt seemed like the more me and Daddy grew, the more joy we found in our lives, the more Mama's life back in Mississippi began to unravel. A year after Mama married Darnell, she tried to have a baby...
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I like your atmospheric stylings, a rural yet well-travelled wisdom. Restless yet soothing in a way, like a cool breeze on a hot day. The sights are great things to see, but what is seen cannot be unseen. Like you say…it becomes responsibility. Most folks will fight with the sight to avoid that very realization. Great writing!
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