Choosing Myself As An Act of Protest in 2019

Phoebe Claire Conybeare
Nov 4 · 7 min read
1 month after a brutal fire in the mountains of Tecate, Mexico, I saw oak trees sprout new stems

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”

— Albert Camus

Toni Morrison, when speaking about white racists, said, who are you if you’re only tall when others are kneeling? Who are you without your armor — whether it’s your racism (and ego), sexism, productivity, materialism (most…

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Phoebe Claire Conybeare

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