It made me sad to look at my fingers, so I looked out the window instead.
There was a phrase my nohkom used when she was alive, but I can’t remember the words just now, only that it was about wanting things to be one way when they were another.
“Deep breaths.” Kay’s hand on my thigh. “Not the end of the world.”
No, an autoimmune diagnosis was not the end of the world. Rheumatoid arthritis is not earth-shattering, like some diagnoses received at 29.
But I am young, and even swollen joints feel terribly unfair when you’re young.
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Jennifer Ashley
🇨🇦 Canadian Storyteller
♾️ Metis Nation
🎓 UVic Alumni 2020
Writing published by Kingston Writers Press, Young Poets of Canada, Morning Rain Publishing, & the BC Metis Federation to teach Michif in Canadian schools.
✨YA Magical Realism✨
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What Would Happen if Antarctica Completely Melted?
Antarctica, the southernmost land on earth, together with its icy character, is a possible cause of the most unimaginable catastrophe. The idea of its ice melting all at once at the same time makes one shiver, and that is the very reason. The outcome of such an occurrence would be nothing but apocalyptic, altering the shores, flooding the whole cities, and initiating chaos on a global scale.
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That does seem totally unfair 😢