Perhaps what these traditional crafts offer us is not only a chance to slow down, but to subtly rebel against a destructive culture of overconsumption. When it takes weeks - if not months - to craft a new item, that item becomes much more valuable.
Read MoreThere is a hatred that festers under your skin, so visceral and primal, a contempt for yourself that you dare not speak aloud. The hatred burns, scorching flames peeling away at your skin. The fire does not rebirth you; you are no phoenix.
Read MoreDoes it not sound wrong? The term mixed race. It suggests that we have been placed into an ethnic blender, that we are not part of one species, but we have been diluted or changed.
Read MoreI am an old haunt frequented by the cruel, unforgiving ghosts of loneliness.
Read MoreEvery time I have to explain this part of my life, I begin with the assurance that I am okay and I have moved on and you shouldn’t worry.
In part, it is because I cannot bear to bring emotion into the description. Being watched with eyes full of pity is consuming and reminds me that I am the all-dreaded word; a ‘victim’.
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