Nymphs by Sunmisola Odusola
"I did not have what was needed for insect taxidermy, but I started learning anyway." | Essay #8
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"Our violent stellar ancestry can be traced down to the subatomic realm, where matter is mostly empty space, unstable and crackling." | Essay #7
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