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From “Taking Chances and Talking Freedom”by Emmanuel Fru DohYou don’t blame people for their painWhen you’ve never known anything like it,Your table overflowing with the fruits of their labor,Spewing garbage about a people being lazyJust because your spoon at birthWas golden from slave paint,And daily repainted by cheap black laborAs the years roll on to…
About the Archivist
I write fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and a graduate certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies, and I am currently working toward a master’s degree in Mexican American Studies. I also work as a library associate in Special Collections and Archives, where I help preserve our photographic and rare book collections. All opinions expressed on this blog are my own.
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Chapin City Blues is a space where I share my political views, literary interests, and personal reflections. Here you’ll find commentary on current events, reviews for books, films, and music, my photography, selections of my schoolwork, and updates on writing projects that I am working on.
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