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| Introduction to She Speaks |
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| ADOLESCENCE |
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2 | (3) |
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"Sensory Recall" from Provenance |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (2) |
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"Emily" from The End of Pretending |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (4) |
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19 | (3) |
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"Yearbook Committee" from Fables |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (3) |
| BODY |
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27 | (26) |
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"Edna Rural" from Street of Blood |
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28 | (3) |
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"The MisAdventures of Pussy Boy" |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (4) |
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"Katherine" from Ospedaletti |
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38 | (3) |
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"January" from Last Stop for Miles |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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from The Knife-Thrower's Partner |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (3) |
| CHILDHOOD MEMORIES |
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53 | (20) |
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"Then Down There" from Songs of Want |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (5) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (2) |
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"Micheline" from All Other Destinations are Cancelled |
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65 | (2) |
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"Barry Sim" from Memory Tours |
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67 | (4) |
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"Betty Blue Eyes from Sanctuary |
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71 | (2) |
| IDENTITY |
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73 | (55) |
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"Carrie" from Miss Orient(ed) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (6) |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (2) |
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from Lament of La Sainte Catherine |
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98 | (3) |
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from The Occupation of Heather Rose |
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101 | (3) |
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from Divinity Bash/nine lives |
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104 | (4) |
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from The Exstasy of Bedridden Riding Hood |
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108 | (7) |
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from Annie Mae's Movement |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (2) |
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"My Goalie" from The Games We Play |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (3) |
| MOTHERS |
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128 | (31) |
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"Mary" from Grace & After |
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129 | (2) |
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"Rhonda" from Natural Death |
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131 | (3) |
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"Charlotte" from The End of Pretending |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (2) |
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"Karen" from Just a Little Fever |
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140 | (2) |
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from Star Light Star Bright |
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142 | (3) |
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"Don't Be Sorry" from Motherhood, Madness and the Shape of the Universe |
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145 | (2) |
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"Soft, Sugary Earth" from The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God |
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147 | (4) |
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Janie" from The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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"I Should've Done It Sooner" from Women's Stories |
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157 | (2) |
| PASSION |
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159 | (28) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (4) |
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"Pamela" from Natural Death |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (2) |
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"We Are Approaching Our Destination" |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (3) |
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181 | (2) |
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"Molly Dushane" from All Other Destinations are Cancelled |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
| VOICES FROM AWAY |
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188 | (2) |
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naila belvett & d'bi.young |
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190 | (1) |
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naila belvett & d'bi.young |
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191 | (2) |
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from At the Full and Change of the Moon |
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193 | (2) |
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195 | (2) |
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"Bella" from Walking to Russia |
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197 | (1) |
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"Masha" from Walking to Russia |
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198 | (3) |
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"Wendy" from Hong Kong, Canada |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (3) |
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206 | (3) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (1) |
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from The Flower of the Flock |
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