Salem MA
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Donning a checker-print jacket and celestial dress, I found peace and quiet on a busy October Friday in the Peabody Essex Museum. The first hour or two, my feet led me to maritime exhibits and galleries I’d missed on my first visit. My impulses couldn’t resist returning to something familiar, though: the Japanese art room.…
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“If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” – Toni Morrison This fall, I’m learning that welcoming new things means letting a few old things go. I feel myself stepping into a chapter where I finally get to soar into the bright light of fulfillment and make things happen…
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Seeing myself has become strange recently, and that strangeness keeps me from executing series ideas I was excited for. Ghosts swirl within my chest down to my stomach with each glance at myself — mirrors, cameras, recent selfies next to old ones. Since childhood, I’ve known the waltz between self-love and self-hatred, long strides alternating…
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I mentioned briefly looking for apartments; this was one of those early “days off” touring places. I wasn’t thrilled to be up at 6:00 for a 6:25 bus and a 7:10 train into Boston. I wasn’t thrilled about the heat or the MBTA/Uber marathon ahead of me. But I was excited to drift through Lynn…
