Living by the word :

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Walker, Alice,, 1944- Living by the word : selected writings, 1973-1987 / by Alice Walker. - 1st ed.. - San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1988.
xxi, 196 p. ; 22 cm. Content notes : Journal (April 17, 1984) -- Am I blue? -- Father -- Trying to see my sister -- Dummy in the window -- Longing to die of old age -- Old artist -- My big brother Bill -- Journal (August 1984) -- Coming in from the cold -- Oppressed hair puts a ceiling on the brain -- Dear Joanna -- In the closet of the soul -- Journal (August 1983, October 1983, January 1984) -- Name is sometimes an ancestor saying Hi, I'm with you -- Thousand words -- Journey to nine miles -- My daughter smokes -- On Seeing red -- Journal (February 12, 1987) -- Not only will your teachers appear, they will cook new foods for you -- Everything is a human being -- "Nobody was supposed to survive" -- All the bearded irises of life -- Why did the Balinese chicken cross the road? -- Journal (June, September 1987) -- Universe responds. 0151529000 9780151529001 * Walker, Alice,, 1944- - Family. * African American women - Social conditions. African American women - Literary collections. Essays.