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Apr 12, 2022

Walking, coloring in a disintegrating world

21 days since my mom died, and all I can do is color.

Walking, coloring in a disintegrating world

Dartinia Hull

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Jul 13, 2022

Thank you.

I was so out of it when I wrote this. I don't remember writing it. But Mom was, indeed, love.

Dartinia Hull

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Apr 22, 2022

Do’s and don’t’s: When your mom has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Do: get a wig with Brazilian hair, stay off of Google, be kind to nurses. Do not: answer the phone after 9 pm.

Do’s and don’t’s: When your mom has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Dartinia Hull

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Dec 28, 2021

Riches to Rags: Shallow breaths

People have asked me why I didn’t leave him. He would tell me if you try to leave me, I will come to Colonial Beach and blow you to bits…

Dartinia Hull

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Nov 30, 2021

Riches to rags: Grandma wrote down her stories

My grandmother kept the stories. Then she told them to me. And then she wrote them down. We found them last

Dartinia Hull

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Oct 1, 2021

Lunch counters. Bolts of satin. Another 7 years without your Grandma

In other words, what you write when you’re asked how you write

Lunch counters. Bolts of satin. Another 7 years without your Grandma

Dartinia Hull

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Jul 30, 2021

Simone Biles said yes. To herself.

And acting on her own agency is what makes Biles the G.O.A.T.

Simone Biles said yes. To herself.

Dartinia Hull

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Jul 22, 2021

A giant rocket penis goes to the moon

And it’s the best metaphor for absolutely everything.

A giant rocket penis goes to the moon

Dartinia Hull

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Aug 31, 2020

Black Panther and Chadwick Boseman: I can’t say goodbye just yet

It’s 9:05, and the rest of the world is watching “Black Panther,” mourning the death of Chadwick Boseman. I can’t say goobye. It hurts.

Black Panther and Chadwick Boseman: I can’t say goodbye just yet

Dartinia Hull

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Jun 19, 2020

Juneteenth: Great-grandma Lavinia’s day to tell stories, weep, and raise a fist

As Mama told me of our enslaved ancestors, she also made some prophecies, and I imagine she is raising a fist now

Juneteenth: Great-grandma Lavinia’s day to tell stories, weep, and raise a fist

Dartinia Hull

Dartinia Hull

Unapologetically Black. THAT mom. I probably need a nap. Played clarinet in band. I put words on pages. Love avocado. Strangers tell me their secrets.

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