Tired of Dying: Ashes Action, Covid-19, and Protesting Under a Pandemic
When your back is against the wall, dumping your loved ones in the president’s front yard can seem like the only rational response.
Bring the dead to your door; we won’t take it anymore
s.e. smith is a National Magazine Award-winning Northern California-based writer who has appeared in The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Bitch Magazine, and numerous other fine publications.
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