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  1. no somedays

    8/17/11 11:35am by Laracolvin
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    Last night I wrote,   Read more >

  2. Waking Life

    8/16/10 7:46pm by Laracolvin
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    The summer’s end is near. Soon enough we’ll be layering scarves, lacing boots and lighting fires, and the deep, languid warmth of August will be a distant, albeit enjoyable, memory. The imminence of fall enveloped me last week  with a cool, sweeping breeze blowing over the beach at dusk. Dusk - it's my favorite time of day when the descent of the sun seems to muffle discontent and shrouds the city in a lush, glimmering light. If in the hours of midnight are a true reflection of self, then dusk is escapism at its best, both indulgent and compassionate.  Read more >

  3. A Summer Must: Stay, by Allie Larkin

    7/26/10 1:42pm by Laracolvin
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  4. US Social Forum: We Can Change our World

    6/7/10 7:13pm by Laracolvin
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  5. Hungering for More

    4/16/10 11:08am by Laracolvin
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    “Security isn’t what I hunger for. I hunger for change. I hunger for connection. I hunger for good sex.”  Read more >

  6. Shining in the Darkness

    12/21/09 2:11pm by Laracolvin
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    A few bloggers I follow (Maria Niles, Rita Arens, and Blondie) have each posted lists of five things they meant to do in 2009.  Read more >

  7. Divorced for the Holidays: I Can Do This, Right?

    11/23/09 4:13pm by Laracolvin
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    I've been on my own for a year now. Partner-less but child-full, and the changes ebb and flow. Some days I recognize and greet the woman I've become like the long lost friend she is; other days, I weep at the emptiness when my reflection is a stranger. My mind is over-saturated, seeping with hope and fear, with love and loneliness. My mother warned me about the loneliness. You can't anticipate it, she said. She was right; when it hits, its acuity is piercing.  And with the holidays upon us, it is hitting a bit too frequently.  Read more >

  8. Discovery

    10/31/09 4:34pm by Laracolvin
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    The space between is midnight and dawn is a hushed one. Dark, yet luminous. Isolated, yet intimate. Welcomed, at times, yet dreaded at others. Much of my time is spent in this space where I think and cry and some parts of me die and others grow.  Read more >

  9. Enough

    8/12/09 4:19pm by Laracolvin in Exploring White Privilege and Dismantling Systems of Oppression Comments (0)
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    Wanted to share this website: Enough. While much of its content addresses alternatives to Capitalism, it unsurprisingly intersects with issues of privilege.Interesting conversations...    Read more >

  10. Conversation about Asher Roth

    5/6/09 7:41am by Laracolvin in Exploring White Privilege and Dismantling Systems of Oppression Comments (0)
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    Just wanted to pass this on...Carmen at All About Race has an entry about white rapper, Asher Roth. She links to other great sites that are conversing about how white privilege might potentially play a part in his fame. Worth a read, definitely. Take care, Lara  Read more >

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