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STAR WARS APPRECIATION WEEK 2023

Maya Newell in 1993 with her two mothers, Liz Newell and Donna Ross. This was part of the Lovely Mothers series by Elisa Halland and Catherine Fargher, photographed by Marion Moore.

graves grow no green that you can use.

TO THE YOUNG WHO WANT TO DIE Sit down. Inhale. Exhale. The gun will wait. The lake will wait. The tall gall in the small seductive vial will wait will wait: will wait a week: will wait through April. You do not have to die this certain day. Death will abide, will pamper your postponement. I assure you death will wait. Death has a lot of time. Death can attend to you tomorrow. Or next week. Death is just down the street; is most obliging neighbor; can meet you any moment. You need not die today. Stay here–through pout or pain or peskyness. Stay here. See what the news is going to be tomorrow. Graves grow no green that you can use. Remember, green’s your color. You are Spring.

That battle that is going on inside of that mind of yours can be one of the loneliest battles to fight.