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Just Remember to Breathe

Posted by strange on August 15, 2017

Just Remember to Breathe…

I hold my breath when I get stressed out.

Posted in: Georgia St. Jones | Tagged: black author, black poet, black writer, depression, essay, gentrification, gentrification and depression, georgia st. jones, poverty, poverty and depression, the effects of gentrification, the strange is beautiful

Girl Power: Poetry with Dinora

Posted by strange on August 3, 2017
Girl Power: Poetry with Dinora

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Dinora is a poet, Xicana and Xingona. Learn more about her here. See her latest posts here.

Posted in: Dinora, Poetry, TSIB Staff Poetry | Tagged: dinora, girl power, poet, poetry, self care, strength, women, xicana, xingona

Book Review: Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

Posted by strange on August 1, 2017
Book Review: Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

“Jiggly bits and pieces. Too many rolls. My legs are thin, but I wish my thighs didn’t touch. Ugh. I need to do something about this weight.” These are the intrusive thoughts constantly surrounding Gabi, the protagonist of Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero.Unable to see herself as worth loving because of the way her body is, Gabi’s story is common for many teenagers and adults.

Posted in: Kelly Duarte, Media Reviews | Tagged: book review, editor, gabi a girl in pieces, isabel quintero, kelly duarte, shannen roberts, the strange is beautiful

Healing After My Father Had an Affair: Advice from Jocy Flores

Posted by strange on July 25, 2017
Healing After My Father Had an Affair: Advice from Jocy Flores

My life has been on this tumultuous whirlwind since eighth grade when I found out that my father had an affair.

Posted in: Jocy Flores | Tagged: advice, affair, family problems, father daughter, femme, healing, joceyln flores, machismo, self care, self help, xicanx, xingona

Feeling Not Enough: Spoken Word with Georgia St. Jones

Posted by strange on July 18, 2017

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Georgia St. Jones is a musician, poet, artist and staff contributor for The Strange is Beautiful. Follow her here: Instagram, SoundCloud.

Posted in: Georgia St. Jones | Tagged: black author, black poet, georgia st. jones, poet, poetry, spoken word
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