Becoming Alternative

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An accomplished attorney shares her experiences leaving the conventional capitalist regime behind and using art to overcome mental health issues.

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  • Personal essays and original fiction

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About Mae Tompkins

Some of the words apply to myself in my head are (in no particular order): writer, mother, wife, witch, storyteller, feminist and public defender.

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