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“ARE YOU MY MOTHER?” By Augustina Mushale

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 by instantsep_admin

I had never been away from my children until I joined the military in November 2002. My youngest was only a year old when I went to boot camp in Lackland Air Force Base. This decision was very tough, being a mother of two toddlers and a preschooler who might be gone from her family … Read more

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“The Fears of Separation” by Augustina Mushale

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 by instantsep_admin

She had never been away from her children until she joined the military in 2002. It was a beautiful evening in St. Paul, Minnesota, and I needed to drop her off at the recruiter’s officer. The recruiter would be taking her to the hotel where she would spend the night before leaving for basic training. … Read more

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“My Turn” by Donovan Blount

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 by instantsep_admin

After I graduated from high school in 2007, I decided I wasn’t going to attend college. I felt that college was for people who didn’t know what they wanted to do. I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to become a hip hop superstar. In the predominantly African American community I grew up … Read more

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