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Walking, coloring in a disintegrating world

21 days since my mom died, and all I can do is color.

3 min readApr 12, 2022

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Walking, coloring in a disintegrating world

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Dartinia Hull

Thank you.

I was so out of it when I wrote this. I don't remember writing it. But Mom was, indeed, love.

1 min readJul 13, 2022

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Dartinia Hull

Do’s and don’t’s: When your mom has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Do: get a wig with Brazilian hair, stay off of Google, be kind to nurses. Do not: answer the phone after 9 pm.

4 min readApr 22, 2022

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Do’s and don’t’s: When your mom has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

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Dartinia Hull

Riches to Rags: Shallow breaths

People have asked me why I didn’t leave him. He would tell me if you try to leave me, I will come to Colonial Beach and blow you to bits…

4 min readDec 28, 2021

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Dartinia Hull

Riches to rags: Grandma wrote down her stories

My grandmother kept the stories. Then she told them to me. And then she wrote them down. We found them last

6 min readNov 30, 2021

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Lunch counters. Bolts of satin. Another 7 years without your Grandma

In other words, what you write when you’re asked how you write

5 min readOct 1, 2021

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Lunch counters. Bolts of satin. Another 7 years without your Grandma

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Dartinia Hull

Simone Biles said yes. To herself.

And acting on her own agency is what makes Biles the G.O.A.T.

4 min readJul 30, 2021

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Simone Biles said yes. To herself.

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Dartinia Hull

A giant rocket penis goes to the moon

And it’s the best metaphor for absolutely everything.

5 min readJul 22, 2021

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A giant rocket penis goes to the moon

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Dartinia Hull

Black Panther and Chadwick Boseman: I can’t say goodbye just yet

It’s 9:05, and the rest of the world is watching “Black Panther,” mourning the death of Chadwick Boseman. I can’t say goobye. It hurts.

5 min readAug 31, 2020

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Black Panther and Chadwick Boseman: I can’t say goodbye just yet

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Dartinia Hull

Juneteenth: Great-grandma Lavinia’s day to tell stories, weep, and raise a fist

As Mama told me of our enslaved ancestors, she also made some prophecies, and I imagine she is raising a fist now

3 min readJun 19, 2020

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Juneteenth: Great-grandma Lavinia’s day to tell stories, weep, and raise a fist

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Dartinia Hull

Dartinia Hull

Unapologetically Black. THAT mom. I probably need a nap. Played clarinet in band. I put words on pages. Love avocado. Strangers tell me their secrets.

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