Day 277

Sibling Visión: Sonja’s Birthday: Part 4 Digital photograph Fifteen years ago today, she took her first breath. The first daylight melted through the windows, the room foggy after our mother’s labor, our faces stuck in perpetual anticipation. My tiny hands clung to the side of the tub, waiting, watching.  In the nine months leading up…

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Day 263

Sibling Visión: Nadia: Part 3 Digital Photograph As siblings, my sister and I are the only people in the world who have both observed and experienced our growing-up process. Close enough, yet utterly different, the two of us began orbiting each other. Our opposing forces, our gravities, stabilizing and balancing, one moment, one hour, one…

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Day 235

Sibling Visión: Nadia: Part 2 Digital Photograph We’ve known each other for almost fifteen years. We’ve grown up together, when she drew her first breath, I was there. Our stores have grown, together, as people’s stories do when their perspectives converge and learn to understand. Understand the intricacy of almost fifteen years together. 235 days…

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Day 200

Sibling Visión: Sonja: Part 1 Digital Photograph Today, I explored a digital world. I entered the land of Photoshop, hoping to capture some of my sister’s light in the photograph I took of her eye. As my exploration propelled me into editing unknown worlds, I realized that no matter how hard I try, I will…

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