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A Piece about Dichotomy

A Piece about Dichotomy

A glimpse into the book.

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Vanessa Rose Lima
Apr 18, 2023
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Feeling two different really big feelings at the same time can feel foreign, especially if doing that is something you've been trying to relearn after years of living in extremes. ⁠ ⁠

I wrote this piece when I realized we were actually leaving Texas -- and my heart was breaking a little bit because of it.⁠ ⁠

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