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Dirge For A Friend

written by Celeste Noelani

The first thing I saw yesterday morning was the message that you died. I crumpled to the floor, weeping that I never told you how much I love you. I…

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January 9, 2019 4 comments
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Ok fine, I guess we’ll move.

written by Celeste Noelani

I am having the hardest time right now, darling. I’m in an attic apartment surrounded by boxes I am not able to unpack all by myself. I mean, I can…

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December 6, 2018 1 comment
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Triggered

written by Celeste Noelani
rocks balanced on a beach log, overlooking Puget Sound at Carkeek Park in Seattle, WA

trigger warning: sexual assault; the world   This is a post about Brett Kavanaugh. This is a post about Donald Trump. This is a post about the man who put his…

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September 27, 2018 2 comments
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A Home To Die In

written by Celeste Noelani

Honestly, we always meant to remodel the house. We bought property in the neighborhood we wanted to live in, and the house was in rough enough shape that we could…

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September 26, 2018 3 comments
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You’re As Lovely As Can Be

written by Celeste Noelani

As she pushes the contrast agent through the IV in my left arm, the MRI technician commends me for doing such a great job so far. The non-contrasted images are just fine,…

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September 19, 2018 2 comments
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Writing Through Trauma, Finding Joy Behind Pain

written by Celeste Noelani

I’m working again, sort of. My full-time job of pain management has been successful enough that I am able to type for about and hour and a half a day,…

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September 12, 2018 4 comments
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Another Day, Another Tumor. Maybe.

written by Celeste Noelani

If I was hoping for some kind of vacation – even temporary – from pain after surgery, my nerves had other ideas. Just a few weeks after coming home from the…

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May 22, 2017 4 comments
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Three Weeks Without My Tumor

written by Celeste Noelani

And so, it is gone. From the moment I woke up in the recovery room, I knew the procedure had improved my life. And with the giddy rush of Dilaudid making the absence of…

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April 18, 2017 0 comment
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Hey Look! Our Polynesians’ Review of “Moana” is on Strange Horizons

written by Celeste Noelani
Logo from Disney's Moana

A lot of non-Islander folks have asked me if I liked Disney’s Moana and what I thought of how they handled Pacific Islander culture. It’s difficult to gauge how I should, or want to, or am…

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February 15, 2017 2 comments
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My Body Is Not A Good Body

written by Celeste Noelani

From my bed I hear the sounds of our usual family chaos. My daughter gallops across the living room floor, shaking the ceiling above me. There are downsides to a basement…

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February 10, 2017 7 comments
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