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Marjorie Hunt
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Writer, poet, artist, historian, death doula. M.A. in history from Cal State LA. Cultural geography, early modern, leftist movements, Latin America.
📍Los Angeles
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Report from downtown LA: very, very far from a “war zone.” Not even a piece of litter on the ground. It’s beautiful to see the city come together in solidarity.
Group of protesters in front of Los Angeles Hall of Justice building. Signs read “No human being is illegal” and “Chinga la Migra,” Tom Morello is holding a sign reading “Deport Racism.” American and Mexican flags are visible. Crowd of protesters waving flags and holding signs in front of LA City Hall. Crowd of protesters on a pedestrian bridge above Los Angeles Street with LA City Hall visible in background. Crowd of protesters in front of LA Federal Building. On the front plaza protesters stand face to face with National Guard. Signs say “ICE out of LA” and “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”
June 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Where it all started… felt surreal but really good to be back at Wesleyan after 10 years.
Me, a youngish white woman with curly brown hair in a green hooded raincoat, next to a sign that says “Wesleyan University American Studies,” in front of a yellow and white two-story Adam style house on a bright green lawn.
May 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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We did it!!! Perspectives Volume 52 (Cal State LA’s student history journal) (of which I was a co-editor in chief) is out in the world! 📖 Many, many hours spent editing & proofreading the great scholarship by my classmates. It’s all online at www.calstatela.edu/centers/pers... 🗃️
A book titled “Perspectives: A Journal of Historical Inquiry.” Smaller print reads: “California State University, Los Angeles, Department of History. [Volume] 52, 2025.” The image on the cover shows a faded tan street map with burn holes showing photographs of city rubble after a fire. Superimposed, there is a yellow sign reading “We love Altadena 626-NOT-4-SALE” and a red sign reading “Eaton Canyon Natural Area and Trails - Closed until further notice - No Public Access - No Trespassing.”
May 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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My copy of Toyon arrived. The artists & authors in this issue reject the destruction & genocida in Gaza. I’m glad I was able to add my voice to theirs. #freepalestine
A beige, red, and black magazine cover reading “Dispatches from the Global Intifada.” It is lying on a purple and blue batik dyed cloth. A magazine open to a page titled “Eulogy for a Dead Dream” by Marjorie Hunt. A poem of four-line stanzas takes up the page in two columns.
May 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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My poem “Eulogy for a Dead Dream” was published today in Toyon Literary Magazine Volume 71: Dispatches from the Global Intifada. Honored to have my work included in this edition that speaks out against the horrors of the genocide happening in Palestine.

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April 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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storygraph wrapped! 📚💙
only started tracking midyear so probably incomplete. also, i don’t count books that i don’t read cover to cover so most books for school don’t make it. but i had range this year!
Graphs showing top books, authors, and 5-star reads. A collage of book covers including The Name of the Rose, We the Drowned, I’m Glad My Mom Died and Iron Flame.
January 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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I think for me it was the “Royal Diaries” series which were middle grade books based on the lives of historic princesses around the world. (Lol.) I loved these books so much and actually I think they were pretty historically accurate as far as kids’ books about princesses go
November 28, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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Last month I was at the Bancroft Library in Berkeley researching Rio de Janeiro through the eyes of US gold rush travelers. Got excited because it was my first time using microfilm. Anybody else take archive selfies? 😅 🗃️
A woman give a thumbs up in front of a computer screen showing a microfilm image of a handwritten document.
November 26, 2024 at 8:32 PM