Ricominciare (to begin again)

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I Don’t Want to Die. At Least Not Today.
Content Note: This essay talks openly about depression, suicidal ideation, and my recent suicide attempt.
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This is My Proof Of Life
A republished essay on teen motherhood, grief, addiction, and survival.
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A Is for Avah
Grief, Avoidance, and the Altar I Couldn’t Look At
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Trying to Feel Safe in a System Built for Your Destruction
On raising Black children in a cultrure that rehearses cruelty
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All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk
On Tokens, Empire, and the Lie of Proximity
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When Life Gives You Moldy, Rotten Lemons
Because all lemons ain't for lemonade. Whoever came up with “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” had access to better fruit than I did.
 • Stephanie Monds
Hair Day, Rewritten.
On Black hair, correction, and choosing gentleness on purpose.
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The Writing Room
A virtual writing room. A friend named Cricket. And a reminder that color still exists even if it doesn’t stay.
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FAFO Season: Venezuela Edition
Proximity to power is not power. Loyalty is not leverage. FAFO season is undefeated.
 • Stephanie Monds
Fast Girl / Fass Girl
In my family, “being fast” didn’t just mean being reckless. It meant visibility. And visibility, for a Black girl, was treated as a liability.
 • Stephanie Monds
Ricominciare (to begin again)
Ricominciare (to begin again)
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