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Americans are rushing around stocking up on toilet paper

By | 2020-11-06T16:09:26-08:00 June 25th, 2020|Categories: Issue 113: 25 June 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , |

By Marcy Rae Henry   In Himalayan India we used leaves buckets of water and our hands   Best-selling tampons have applicators because Americans are afraid to touch themselves   In Himalayan India we didn’t have tampons We used rags and pads but didn’t touch each other’s hands to say hello   When wiping with leaves [...]

Years that ask questions

By | 2020-06-08T11:48:36-07:00 June 11th, 2020|Categories: Issue 112: 11 June 2020|Tags: , , |

By Marcy Rae Henry    Black like me said John Howard Griffin and the world listened (Black like losing electricity) Black like me said Rachel Dolezal and the world blistered (Black like the plague) Black lives matter (now) say my neighbors (Black like squares on a checkerboard) Black is beautiful said Bill Allen (maybe) and the [...]