Valley Girl Persephone's Guide to Empire

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Life as a third culture kid at the end of the world. I cover life as an Arab-German-American and the underbelly of the constant outsiderhood I consider normal. Lately, it's been a lot about grief, both personal and collective.

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About Rasha Refaie

Iโ€™m a writer with an essay collection in progress. Previous writing has appeared in Catapult, The Normal School, and others. Arab-German-American from California.

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