How Not to Do Peyote When You’re Panicking About Fascism
If many voters had emptied their minds of reason and empathy, had these spiritual tourists not done the same?
Sometimes the medicine cleans you out before it can heal.
Is it a cult? Is this cultural appropriation and/or racist? How much does it cost?
We will be united, we will be one, we will be happy again.
It’s not so bad, Well.
Nah
heya.
Aho!
Because I love you soooo much, . BECAUSE I LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH.
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The call is coming from inside the tipi.
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Abbey Fenbert is a writer and theater artist in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared online at The Toast, The Offing, McSweeney's, HowlRound and American Theatre.
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