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I am from chewing rhubarb in a tin washtub.

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the basement, at my dad's workbench.  dreaming and imagining what might be in wood.

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the basement, at my dad's workbench.  dreaming and imagining what might be in wood.

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I'm from don't take life for granite,  and climb on.  

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I'm from don't take life for granite,  and climb on.  

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I am from boo-boos and bandaids

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I am from remembering the 21st night of September.

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I’m from burnt tips of fake braids where beads dangle and clang

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I am from a Mexicana, who raised me to be strong and proud. I am from here and identify as a Chicana, proud of my roots, culture and language. I am from brown, indigenous people who is  educated, eloquent. I belong. My  voice matters. Yo soy. Yo vivo. Yo puedo tanto cómo tu.

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I am from “Walking in Memphis” and “American Pie”

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I’m from yesterday and today heading to tomorrow

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I am from Scrapple for breakfast and waste no part of the pig.

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I am from Scrapple for breakfast and waste no part of the pig.

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I am from Christmas music and twinkling lights

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I am from Christmas music and twinkling lights

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I am from regenerative swampy sunshine and the salty scars of settler colonialism that stings from within.

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I am from rustling leaves and trees that make music.

Creaking sounds that whisper and howl on cloudy days
Weeping willows that dance with its newly formed branches and leaves
So gentle and delicate

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I am from mustard blooming on oak laden hills. I am from Nonna’s sauce simmering. I am from the ashes left behind from grandfather’s plane.

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I am from sweet tangy lemon meringue pie at the small brown kitchen table.

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I am from flying solo foot loose and fancy free to marriage with babe and dog and house and a full heart

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I am from mooooooooooom! and the feeling of sticky hands, warm hugs, and kisses on cheeks and bellies.

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I am from mooooooooooom! and the feeling of sticky hands, warm hugs, and kisses on cheeks and bellies.

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I am from mangoes, curries and rice
From finding and speaking my truth
from complexities and nuances, from being connected but also not

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I am from the sound of the ocean and the whisper of the wind in the trees

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I am from the sound of the ocean and the whisper of the wind in the trees

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I am from Paw-Paw’s “Stay sweet now, ya hear?”

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I am from everywhere, and just some places.

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I am from everywhere, and just some places.

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I am from singing radio songs with the radio off

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I am from singing radio songs with the radio off

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i am from exploring the small worlds in my big back yard.

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i am from exploring the small worlds in my big back yard.

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I am from 1 v 1 soccer in the park, and big bowls of pasta made from love

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I am from 1 v 1 soccer in the park, and big bowls of pasta made from love

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I am from endless river gorges, crisp morning fog, and sharp sandstone walls.

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I am from endless river gorges, crisp morning fog, and sharp sandstone walls.

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fear, nervousness and the struggle to be right

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fear, nervousness and the struggle to be right

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I am from a once united family that no longer is

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I am from a once united family that no longer is

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I am from summer bonfires and wishing on shooting stars

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I am from summer bonfires and wishing on shooting stars

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I am from angel kisses and handsewn dresses

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I am from angel kisses and handsewn dresses

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I am from cafecitos and pastelitos and warm humid nights 

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I am from cafecitos and pastelitos and warm humid nights 

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I am from cuando el río suena, agua lleva. 

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I am from cuando el río suena, agua lleva. 

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I am fine a place with fresh-picked raspberries in cream, with a sprinkle of sugar 

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I am fine a place with fresh-picked raspberries in cream, with a sprinkle of sugar 

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I am from ever present food offered as acts of love

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I am from ever present food offered as acts of love

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I am from three teachers and a military man.

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I am from a divorced parents, who had a mother who loved her and taught me how to love myself  how to dream.

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I am from a divorced parents, who had a mother who loved her and taught me how to love myself  how to dream.

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I’m from a place that people get pushed to.

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I am the gleeful twinkle in people's eye

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I am the gleeful twinkle in people's eye

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Easter hats and baseball gloves,
Blessed Assurance and "Hey batter, batter"
From Spanish Rice and German Chocolate Cake.

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I'm from gamblers and addicts, and more love than I have ever known.

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I am from a selkie stolen by a smitten man.

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I am from a selkie stolen by a smitten man.

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I am from white boots and wild mushrooms.

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I am from white boots and wild mushrooms.

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from hand sewn, matching dresses made by my mom for my sister and me.

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from hand sewn, matching dresses made by my mom for my sister and me.

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I am from love, and loss. From my father's strength and my mother's faith. 

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I am from love, and loss. From my father's strength and my mother's faith. 

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I am from tall trees and the bees knees.

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I am from tall trees and the bees knees.

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I am from maple syrup on snow and laughter. From Roland and Anna and Jim.

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I am from maple syrup on snow and laughter. From Roland and Anna and Jim.

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I am from the coolest street in the city and the one time highest suicide attempt during the stockmarket crash

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I am from the coolest street in the city and the one time highest suicide attempt during the stockmarket crash

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I am from water maples, gone green to gold to spoiled-banana brown, and a whirl of papery helicopters.

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I am from silly voices and walks

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I am from pained discussions, teaching clarity to others

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I am from pained discussions, teaching clarity to others

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I am from Sunday morning biscuits, dough cut with whiskey glasses in Great Uncle Bob's trailer--a tiny house before tiny was cool.

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I am from sweet, tangy lemon meringue pie at the small brown kitchen table.

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I am from strangely frozen Charleston Chews

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I am from strangely frozen Charleston Chews

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I am from the land of 10,000 lakes.

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I am from warm, barefoot summer nights

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I am from dust on the windowsill, years forgotten.

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I am from dust on the windowsill, years forgotten.

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I am from my grandmother’s wisdom, passed to me by my father has never stopped missing her.

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I am from my grandmother’s wisdom, passed to me by my father has never stopped missing her.

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I am from an immigrant farmer purchasing land and helping it grow, the legacy of love and a multitude of family, and a witness of the land sale, piece by piece, decades later... 

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I am from an immigrant farmer purchasing land and helping it grow, the legacy of love and a multitude of family, and a witness of the land sale, piece by piece, decades later... 

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I am from chaos, mediated into resilience.

I am from a place I now only visit.

I am from a place, but I am not the place I am from.
Kris Arbolino

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I am from old orange groves, the delicious smell of orange blossoms on Orange Grove Road.

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I am from old orange groves, the delicious smell of orange blossoms on Orange Grove Road.

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I am from skinned knees and cul-de-sac kickball tournaments.

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I am from skinned knees and cul-de-sac kickball tournaments.