Nov 16, 2020
Las Cosas, Cosas Son: The Things We Give Up to Be Here
At detention centers, these prized possessions go straight into the trash. A devastating omen for the way immigrants are treated in this country.
At detention centers, these prized possessions go straight into the trash. A devastating omen for the way immigrants are treated in this country.
“Was I meant to get that desk just to show a stranger the course of her life?”
“There are five steps involved in avian taxidermy: skinning, fleshing, wiring, mounting, and grooming.”
“I couldn’t bear to wear it and just kept it, sacramental but radioactive with loss, in a box in a friend’s garage by the beach.”
