The Audacity.

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The Audacity.
The Audacity.
A Brief History of My Bellybutton

A Brief History of My Bellybutton

Emerging Writer Series

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Ebony Haight
Feb 08, 2023
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The Audacity.
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A Brief History of My Bellybutton
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Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, “A Brief History of My Bellybutton” by Ebony Haight. Ebony is a writer based in Oakland, California. She has received awards and fellowships from The Periplus Collective, Tin House, The Mendocino Writers’ Conference, and the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences,…

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Ebony Haight
Ebony Haight is a writer living in Oakland, California. She’s received support from Periplus Collective, Tin House, and Hedgebrook, and is working on a speculative memoir of queer love stories, set against the backdrop of her transracial adoption.
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