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Let My People Go (If They Want)

Let My People Go (If They Want)

A snapshot from my early twenties, dedicated to FOUNDING SUBSCRIBER: Diane Tauser 🎵

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Aug 01, 2021
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Two Orthodox Jewish teenage girls in long skirts, tights and flats are watching me on the train. I’m applying lip gloss. It is not my intention to be captivating, but 

Oops, I did it again.* 

I didn’t realize I was doing it in a sensual way. But I’m 22 and one thing I’ve come to understand is that everything I do on the subway is interpreted as sensual. I…

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