Longing for the Magic of My Childhood Home
Frarieville was the safe space on which I could plant my flag.
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May 2, ’42.
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Land Acknowledgement:
The home I share with Monica rests on the ancestral homeland of the Weckquaesgeek tribe. My parents’ new home rests on the ancestral homeland of the Nanticoke-Lenni Lenape Tribal Nation. Visit https://nlltribe.com/ to learn more.
Katie Kopajtic is a writer, filmmaker and theatre artist in New York City. In 2017 she co-founded Tres Brujas Productions with her partner Monica Robles, which produces theatre and film in Puerto Rico and New York. She is the co-creator of Plumb, the app that downloads and organizes your digital history.
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