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A back girl looking at herself in a broken mirror

Mirror, Mirror on The Wall

Her childhood brush with the soft bristles laid overturned on the bathroom’s titled floor—coiled strands of oily black hair .

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Kiarra

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Her

Behind the vertical bars, through the narrow gaps, I see a glimpse of who I could be — should be. Eyes closed, the weight of my head res

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Kiarra

Feb 171 min read

A boy sitting on a boat out on a river, facing ahead with his back to the camera

The Clouds

Looking up now, I wondered what he saw that convinced him that way was the way — which cloud was responsible for leading him astray?

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Kiarra

Feb 172 min read

Colors of the Rainbow (The Original Version)

hen someone you love dies, they say you see them in everything: from the chipped coffee mug to the toothbrush with the worn bristles or even

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Kiarra

Oct 27, 20242 min read

The Things My Mama Taught Me

“Why did I have to be a girl?” I grumbled, arms crossed tight against my chest, wincing as Mama combed out yet another nasty tangle in my ha

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Kiarra

Oct 27, 20245 min read

Grandma Katherine

Everyone calls me K.C, except for Grandma Katherine. “Why would you go and butcher such a beautiful name?” She’d ask with one hand on her hi

K.C

Kiarra

Dec 7, 20235 min read

The Colors of The Rainbow

Death was always a possibility. The moment Leo told me about his leukemia, it was the first thing that came to my mind.

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Kiarra

Dec 1, 20233 min read

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“We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans – because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings.”
– Maya Angelou

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Mirror, Mirror on The Wall

Her

The Clouds

Colors of the Rainbow (The Original Version)

The Things My Mama Taught Me

Grandma Katherine

The Colors of The Rainbow

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“We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans – because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings.” – Maya Angelou

The Blog

Mirror, Mirror on The Wall

Her

The Clouds

Colors of the Rainbow (The Original Version)

The Things My Mama Taught Me

Grandma Katherine

The Colors of The Rainbow

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“We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans – because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings.”
– Maya Angelou