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Ylime’s Closetby Emily Sindac

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Two women hand in hand leap barefoot through a golden meadow, leaving heavy suitcases and a ball and chain behind in the grass

PeopleEssay & verse1 min

On Friendship

To hell with the "how to win friends" guides! All you have to do is be real to that person and if… July 16, 2019

A woman in a plum gown stands tall with her back to us in a dark auction house as hands raise bidding paddles around her; a crown of light hovers above her head

On Pride

Pride is a double-edged sword / Makes you full even when stomach is growling / Stops you from going to places you… July 12, 2019

A candlelit dinner table lined with guests in identical smiling porcelain masks, while one woman in plum walks out through the bright doorway at the end

PeopleVerse1 min

They Called Me Rude

They called me rude and heartless / But if they expect me to: / Respect the ’elders’ whose lives are spent on… July 12, 2019

A plum high heel sinking into a polished marble floor that has turned to quicksand in a grand sunlit hall

PeopleVerse1 min

I Need a Break from the Fakes

I need a break from the fakes From people who smile at your face and broadcast what they don’t like about you… June 18, 2019

A woman in a black abaya stands on a desert ridge at dawn, the wind lifting the fabric to reveal a lining of burnished steel and gold threads

WorldEssay1 min

The Women of Saudi Arabia

Every country has its own story, culture, sets of beliefs that marked their own unique identity. Saudi Arabia, with its vast deserts… April 26, 2019

A woman in a dark room raises her hand toward her head as glowing fragments of paper and light hang frozen in the air beside her fingertips

Writer’s Block

I was played by my own thoughts again...when I’m miles away from a pen and paper they run fast and kept on… Date unknown