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Stories of travel, of tribulation, and of learning to tell the difference.

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Posted in Prose, Strangers, Travel Writing

Postcard from Dubai

Posted on November 21, 2018November 11, 2019 by kindeyesandstrangeplaces

Western feminist, American liberal
The weekend of Trump’s Inauguration

Violent stomach bug
and angry eyebrows

Wandering the streets of Dubai in her pajamas
Desperately seeking electrolytes and maternal warmth
A man in grey stops to leer, walks up to her Continue reading “Postcard from Dubai” →

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