THE RISING

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Musings, Memories, & Manifestos from a lyrical-non-fiction writer & spoken-word-prose-poet, who is also a somewhat-chaotic ADHD-er, social-justice tarot reader, intersectional climate-designer, & soul-searching qoya dancer.

About LaKay Cornell

queer • feminist • southern • soulful • former cult church royalty • word lover • story teller • aspiring culture critic • working to incite a revolution that will crush systems instead of people.

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