Before the “new hairdo.” Photo by Alton Burkhalter.

Shorn

A new perspective from a haircut gone awry

Erika Burkhalter
Nov 7 · 4 min read

Like Samson, for most of my life, I have drawn a sense of strength and self-identity from my long hair.

Right before my wedding, thirty years ago, a hairdresser cut my long hair so short that I cried. I grew it back out and have worn it in varying lengths of…

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Erika Burkhalter

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Yogi, cat-mom, photographer, lover of travel and nature, spreading amazement for Mother Earth, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MA Yoga, MS Neuropsychology)

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