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May 27, 2019in her shoes

TWSC Submission: Battle After Battle

The following story was submitted by a reader who asked to remain anonymous. I am 34 years old […]

May 23, 2019faith, her story

Tatenda Tanyanyiwa is a 40-year-old mother of an 18-year-old son. She grew up in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and is […]

May 21, 2019Random Ramblings

I recently started a few gardening projects. I had been toying with the idea of getting into gardening […]

May 20, 2019her story, in her shoes

The following story was narrated to The Weight She Carries contributor Ivy Chibanda. Depression has left my kids […]

May 16, 2019self-love

LaTonia Tillman was a teenage when she first noticed some white spots on her skin. Following a series […]

May 12, 2019XOXO

I’m a mother of girls. My makeup doesn’t belong to me. It is communal property. Ditto my shoes […]

May 9, 2019her story

“Secrets can damage your spirit and rot your soul. And that’s what I felt was happening to me.” […]

May 8, 2019Random Ramblings

So another plan of yours has crashed and burned. Things didn’t go the way you expected they would. […]