Rhienna Renée Guedry

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Colossal Love

One about where to grow old together. Another about where to put the remains when we’re gone.

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We were taught the South’s greatest music sprung up in specific places, like the Mississippi Delta or New Orleans or Appalachia. Our teachers didn’t dig deep enough.

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