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In the beginning there had been two sisters-Nanny and Sekesu. Nanny fled slavery. Sekesu remained a slave. Some said this was the difference between the sisters.
It was believed that all island children were descended from one or the other. All island people were first cousins.

— Michelle Cliff Abeng (1984)

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It's like amputating a piece of yourself to hate another human being for no reason.

My grandmother's house. Small. In the middle of nowhere. The heart of the country, as she is the heart of the country. Mountainous, dark, fertile.
One starting point.

the store of a million items: stories (1998)

I think that liberation has to begin with oneself.

I think that the problem with America is the dissonance between the myth of this country and the reality. To have to contend all the time with unraveling the myth of America is very difficult.

Neptune. Long Branch. Navesink. Sea Girt. Manasquan. Atlantic Highlands.
Pinball. Boardwalks. Salt-water taffy.
"Don't dwell on the past so."

the store of a million items: stories (1998)

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