As her body expanded so did her interior landscape. She imagined minarets, skyscrapers, entire cities being constructed inside her. Thighs thickened, belly became basketball-sized, buttocks deepened with dimples. Even her taste-buds shifted, and she held her tongue out for crushed ice, chalk, charcoal.

Diriye Osman
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When your body changes, your interior landscape changes as well. Your personality expands as you become stronger, but your world also grows with you. When you were a little girl, what did you do? Did you go to school, play with friends, go shopping? Did you run around the neighborhood or read a book under a tree? Did you stay inside all day or go on an adventure?

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