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Danielle Foushée

Jan 17, 202311 min read

Antegrief (in 3 parts)

One “Cuddle Bug,” I call him — my 13 year-old chihuahua mix, who neeeeds to be physically attached to someone at all times. I squeeeeze...

Danielle Foushée

May 25, 20213 min read

Firescape & Nectar

He sees me, and hovers in front of my face for a moment. Eye contact. Understanding. We’re drunk on our senses, on desire — looking for some

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Danielle Foushée

May 18, 20215 min read

Domination Isn’t Destiny

Texts, or discourses, according to cultural critic David Spurr (1993), tell stories that justify and allow colonization to become...

Danielle Foushée

Jan 5, 202119 min read

Two Days in Phoenix: A City of Contrasts

I depart from Seattle on a grey and misty day in November 2015, headed to Phoenix, Arizona.[1] I’ve never visited Phoenix before, and...

Danielle Foushée

Aug 25, 20202 min read

I Forgot...

Where I left my keys To put the wet clothes in the dryer To feed the dogs What temperature to set the oven To check the mail To show up...

Danielle Foushée

Aug 20, 20203 min read

A Neighbor’s Scorn

The sun’s rays barely peeked over Sheep Hill this morning and I was already fired up. I walk a lot — every day at least two miles, often...

Danielle Foushée

Aug 7, 20203 min read

The ‘Real’ Phoenix: Oak Street Alley

If you want a more authentic experience of Phoenix’s street art culture, you have to visit the grass-roots mural project in Oak Street Alle

Danielle Foushée

May 30, 20203 min read

Housebound

According to the U.S. Postal Service, the first private mail receptacles came into use in 1896. They were a hodgepodge of whatever usable it

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