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Norma EE @normajeanesays NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BROWN IN THE CITY: There was another shootout. The bullet holes pockmarked our school's brick walls. My chicas and I roll our eyes and snap gum in unison. We're all 7 months pregnant. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE CITY: I was at home, reading. chloe gong @thechloegong · Jan 28 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN NEW ZEALAND: The põhutukawa trees were in full bloom. We went to the beach and talked about how nothing ever changes, bare feet burned by hot concrete. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN NZ: there is one mall to hang out at. the entire school is there. twitter.com/wenzlerpowers.. 7:15 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Norma EE @normajeanesays NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BROWN IN THE CITY: There was another shootout. The bullet holes pockmarked our school's brick walls. My chicas and I roll our eyes and snap gum in unison. We're all 7 months pregnant. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE CITY: I was at home, reading. chloe gong @thechloegong · Jan 28 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN NEW ZEALAND: The põhutukawa trees were in full bloom. We went to the beach and talked about how nothing ever changes, bare feet burned by hot concrete. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN NZ: there is one mall to hang out at. the entire school is there. twitter.com/wenzlerpowers.. 7:15 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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Black In the South

Jen E 9/75 E @darlinginmyway NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN THE SOUTH: Meemaw's hands were cracked and frail from the years of labor in the fields, but she still came home and fixed chitlins and biscuits every night. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE SOUTH: got rotisserie chicken from Publix Norma EE @normajeanesays · Jan 29 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BROWN IN THE CITY: There was another shootout. The bullet holes pockmarked our school's brick walls. My chicas and I roll our eyes and snap gum in unison. We're all 7 months pregnant. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE CITY: I was at home, reading. twitter.com/thechloegong/s.. 8:23 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App
Jen E 9/75 E @darlinginmyway NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN THE SOUTH: Meemaw's hands were cracked and frail from the years of labor in the fields, but she still came home and fixed chitlins and biscuits every night. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE SOUTH: got rotisserie chicken from Publix Norma EE @normajeanesays · Jan 29 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BROWN IN THE CITY: There was another shootout. The bullet holes pockmarked our school's brick walls. My chicas and I roll our eyes and snap gum in unison. We're all 7 months pregnant. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE CITY: I was at home, reading. twitter.com/thechloegong/s.. 8:23 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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Alabama Black

N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN ALABAMA: I drag myself outside to pick cotton before school. Whoops, the Klan burned our school. We learned to read from Jesus. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Arguing with the librarian that theoretical physics should be called "math magic." DSydette @ ord camp NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP WEST INDIAN IN NYC : The herb wafted through the bleak morose concrete jungle of my crack littered hood blasting Bob Marley @Blackamazon · Jan 29 MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: I'm on a train . Forever . Over two bodies of water. Community Gardens are everywhere twitter.com/geekmelange/st.. 11:15 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App
N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN ALABAMA: I drag myself outside to pick cotton before school. Whoops, the Klan burned our school. We learned to read from Jesus. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Arguing with the librarian that theoretical physics should be called "math magic." DSydette @ ord camp NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP WEST INDIAN IN NYC : The herb wafted through the bleak morose concrete jungle of my crack littered hood blasting Bob Marley @Blackamazon · Jan 29 MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: I'm on a train . Forever . Over two bodies of water. Community Gardens are everywhere twitter.com/geekmelange/st.. 11:15 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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west indian in nyc

Sydette @ ord campD @Blackamazon NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP WEST INDIAN IN NYC: The herb wafted through the bleak morose concrete jungle of my crack littered hood blasting Bob Marley MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: I'm on a train . Forever. Over two bodies of water. Community Gardens are everywhere Queen Michi of Musubi, FIRST OF HER NAME SOn @Ge. · Jan 29 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP FILIPINA IN THE MIDWEST: My family prays to the Virgin Mary constantly. No one understands winter. l'm never allowed to watch TV. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: We watched a lot of Star Trek, relatives wanted to visit in winter & we never went to Mass. twitter.com/Karnythia/stat. 1:21 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Sydette @ ord campD @Blackamazon NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP WEST INDIAN IN NYC: The herb wafted through the bleak morose concrete jungle of my crack littered hood blasting Bob Marley MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: I'm on a train . Forever. Over two bodies of water. Community Gardens are everywhere Queen Michi of Musubi, FIRST OF HER NAME SOn @Ge. · Jan 29 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP FILIPINA IN THE MIDWEST: My family prays to the Virgin Mary constantly. No one understands winter. l'm never allowed to watch TV. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: We watched a lot of Star Trek, relatives wanted to visit in winter & we never went to Mass. twitter.com/Karnythia/stat. 1:21 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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Midwest Filipina

Queen Michi of Musubi, FIRST OF HER NAME @GeekMelange NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP FILIPINA IN THE MIDWEST: My family prays to the Virgin Mary constantly. No one understands winter. I'm never allowed to watch TV. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: We watched a lot of Star Trek, relatives wanted to visit in winter & we never went to Mass. * Mikki Kendall @Karnythia · Jan 29 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN CHICAGO: Roaches were armed. Rats had crack in their paws. No cared if I lived or died. I dropped out of school at 9. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Grandma made me eat vegetables and there were 18 people checking my grades. Including a coyote twitter.com/zlikeinzorro/s.. 1:07 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App
Queen Michi of Musubi, FIRST OF HER NAME @GeekMelange NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP FILIPINA IN THE MIDWEST: My family prays to the Virgin Mary constantly. No one understands winter. I'm never allowed to watch TV. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: We watched a lot of Star Trek, relatives wanted to visit in winter & we never went to Mass. * Mikki Kendall @Karnythia · Jan 29 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN CHICAGO: Roaches were armed. Rats had crack in their paws. No cared if I lived or died. I dropped out of school at 9. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Grandma made me eat vegetables and there were 18 people checking my grades. Including a coyote twitter.com/zlikeinzorro/s.. 1:07 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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Black in Chicago

Mikki Kendall @Karnythia NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN CHICAGO: Roaches were armed. Rats had crack in their paws. No cared if I lived or died. I dropped out of school at 9. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Grandma made me eat vegetables and there were 18 people checking my grades. Including a coyote @zlikeinzorro · Jan 28 Zoraida Córdova NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP LATINX:I got three degree burns making sopa de pollo with my abuela. The police came to our door and made fun of me. Tristeza means sadness. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: My brother ate my Dunkaroos what can l eat while Gargoyles is on? twitter.com/sarahnlemon/st. 12:56 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App
Mikki Kendall @Karnythia NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP BLACK IN CHICAGO: Roaches were armed. Rats had crack in their paws. No cared if I lived or died. I dropped out of school at 9. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Grandma made me eat vegetables and there were 18 people checking my grades. Including a coyote @zlikeinzorro · Jan 28 Zoraida Córdova NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP LATINX:I got three degree burns making sopa de pollo with my abuela. The police came to our door and made fun of me. Tristeza means sadness. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: My brother ate my Dunkaroos what can l eat while Gargoyles is on? twitter.com/sarahnlemon/st. 12:56 AM · Jan 29, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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Growing up in LA

S. Jae-Jones (JJ) @sjaejones NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN LA: After class we pulled on our wetsuits and headed out to the beach to catch some waves before driving up the 101 in our sporty convertibles. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Never going to the beach because parking was too expensive. Wenzler Powers @WenzlerPowers Jan 27 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH: The heat hung like molasses in the air as we headed to the pond. We set down our poles, stripped down to our under stuff, and jumped on in. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE SOUTH: got called gay for crying during "Hardball" again today Show this thread 6:21 PM · Jan 28, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
S. Jae-Jones (JJ) @sjaejones NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN LA: After class we pulled on our wetsuits and headed out to the beach to catch some waves before driving up the 101 in our sporty convertibles. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD: Never going to the beach because parking was too expensive. Wenzler Powers @WenzlerPowers Jan 27 NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH: The heat hung like molasses in the air as we headed to the pond. We set down our poles, stripped down to our under stuff, and jumped on in. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE SOUTH: got called gay for crying during "Hardball" again today Show this thread 6:21 PM · Jan 28, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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The South

Wenzler Powers @WenzlerPowers NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH: The heat hung like molasses in the air as we headed to the pond. We set down our poles, stripped down to our under stuff, and jumped on in. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE SOUTH: got called gay for crying during "Hardball" again today 8:30 PM · Jan 27, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone
Wenzler Powers @WenzlerPowers NOVELISTS WRITING ABOUT GROWING UP IN THE SOUTH: The heat hung like molasses in the air as we headed to the pond. We set down our poles, stripped down to our under stuff, and jumped on in. MY ACTUAL CHILDHOOD IN THE SOUTH: got called gay for crying during "Hardball" again today 8:30 PM · Jan 27, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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