This excerpt is from Yael Valencia Aldana’s in-progress memoir, Own way Girl. It is the story of her childhood, growing up on the fragrant Caribbean island of Barbados with her iron-clad adoptive mother, Clara.
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Kenna MacTavish reveals her struggle with dermatophagia: a body-focused repetitive disorder where a person compulsively bites, picks and gnaws at their skin.
Read moreThe price of a free ride
Alex shares the harrowing and tale of when their mother hitchhiked a ride from a stranger in the ‘70s.
Read moreA painter's reflections
Elena Larkin reflects upon her art, her relationship with nature, and the feelings she has when the two are combined.
Read moreA lot has changed
Freia Lily explores her relationship to change as she reconnects with nature after a long year spent indoors under lockdown.
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