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Prompt No. 71: Nag Champa, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Other Acquisitions

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Jesica Elise
Jun 01, 2026
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A Different Image (1982)

Lately, I find myself reflecting on the paucity of my early twenties. I was working as an editor then, making no money, and living in a wonderfully old apartment building. A mattress sat on the bedroom floor with a small brass Moroccan table beside it. My grandmother’s alabaster lamp lit the room just enough to read at night. The…

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