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The Touchless #MeToo

Not every #MeToo involves touch. Here is my story.

Jan 4, 2022

Hands reaching towards the sky

Jan 4, 2022

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Prison Abolition is a Wellness Issue. Here’s Why.

The original version of this article was published on Well+Good on March 10, 2021

Mar 10, 2021

Prison Abolition is a Wellness Issue. Here’s Why.

Mar 10, 2021

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The Birds & The Bees

We learn about the birds and the bees and then we learn that the bees are essential to the planet’s survival. Once the bees go, we go…

May 6

A bee buzzing above pink and white flowers

May 6

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A Bus in Latin America

Tiene memoria la piel The skin has memory the sign on the bus tells me. I was expecting a more typical Vaya Con Dios or something similar…

Apr 7

the front of a bus, with a view of the driver and a sign in white cursive lettering that says, “Tiene Memoria la Piel”

Apr 7

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A Chance Encounter

At a coffee shop today, I saw someone who reminded me of you and someone who reminded me of me and they reminded me of us.

Feb 19

photo of inside of coffee shop, with two maroon velvet chairs around a small, round white table in the foreground and a beige couch and white coffee table in the background, with a large window on the left side of the picture with a plant with pink flowers hanging in the window.

Feb 19

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Perhaps Let’s Not.

Yes, that possibility lingers, but let’s not voice it too much. It feels safer if it’s kept to my internal thoughts. Because speaking it…

Jan 16

Two lemurs, with one seeming to whisper into the ear of or kiss the ear of the other while resting a hand on the other lemur’s shoulder.

Jan 16

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Quiet

Where do I find quiet in the chaos? When I get time off, how do I turn off? Where is the off button? What is happening anyway that I need…

Dec 20, 2023

a white plug on a wooden floor

Dec 20, 2023

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Clouds

I cannot dream with clouds in my eyes. You know this, too. And so you keep me on the line, drip-feeding answers when all I want to do is…

Nov 30, 2023

Clouds

Nov 30, 2023

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Eating My Way Through Rochester

I was recently in Rochester, NY visiting a friend and had such a good time that I thought it proper to pay homage to Rochester with a…

Nov 13, 2023

panorama view of the Driving Park Avenue Bridge, office buildings, a river bed, a waterfall, and vegetation along the Genesee River.

Nov 13, 2023

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No Comment

We see the meanness. The pettiness. We watch her pick fights as a daily supplement to her “I love you”’s. In response, you sometimes…

Oct 14, 2023

Two empty champagne flutes and a three layer wedding cake with brown and white frosting on a table

Oct 14, 2023

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natashatbaker

I wondered why somebody didn’t do something. Then I realized, I am somebody. -Unknown. Support me at: www.buymeacoffee.com/natashatbaker

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