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The Patina of Life

Beautiful oxidation.

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Melanie McLeod
Nov 26, 2024
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Portrait: The Strong, Flexible Yoga Leg and Foot, circa 2012

I have a bunion on my left foot. At a podiatrist consultation the doctor x-rayed it, revealing arthritis in the big toe, which he said he would “scrape out” while in there sawing off my bunion. Two friends who had successful bunion surgery were consulted and interrogated over lunch. But then I …

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