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Sliding Into Myself
Charlynn Avery Charlynn Avery

Sliding Into Myself

The ritual begins: I approach the mirror from the right, a cautious sideways slide into my own reflection.
First, just my head and shoulder appear — a dark brown eye registering shock, then settling into uncomfortable acknowledgment.


This was how I learned to see myself: not head-on, but in partial glimpses.

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