Jacob Lawrence, The Life of Harriet Tubman No. 11. "$500
Reward! Runaway from subscriber on Thursday night, the 4th inst., from the neighborhood of Cambridge, my
negro girl, Harriet, sometimes called Minty. Is dark chestnut color, rather stout build, but bright and
handsome. Speaks rather deep and has a scar over the left temple. She work a brown plaid shawl. I will
give the above reward captured outside the county, and $300 if captured inside the county, in either case
to be lodged in the Cambridge, Maryland, jail. (Signed) George Carter, Broadacres, near Cambridge, Maryland,
September 24th, 1849" (1940)
Workbook: September, 2016
September 30, 2016 : midnight in the city of cardboardSeptember 29, 2016 : The world spins, and spins, and spins.September 28, 2016 : It's an enjoyable dream.September 27, 2016 : Aimless, stressed, twitchy.September 26, 2016 : Red hair, red lips...September 25, 2016 : Basso profondo...September 24, 2016 : 21 Laps.September 23, 2016 : "I want my life to be... different."September 22, 2016 : I remember moments in the middle.September 21, 2016 : Day for night.September 20, 2016 : Steve Smug, network tech...September 19, 2016 : Blood sugar.September 18, 2016 : The Dean's yummy teenage daughter chased me around our workspace...September 17, 2016 : One time on the freeway he apologized for his car.September 16, 2016 : Bare legs in cowgirl boots, Asian, sees me looking.September 15, 2016 : "There was just a little blood,"September 14, 2016 : Interrupter.September 13, 2016 : No sound.September 12, 2016 : Nun in white gazes skyward...September 11, 2016 : Supernarcissisticconsultantegofuck can't stop explaining. September 10, 2016 : She has a certain jock arrogance.September 9, 2016 : You've antagonized everyone by arguing with a famous comedian.September 8, 2016 : Blue Blazer Man digs through his bag.September 7, 2016 : Let's play "Count the Man Buns!"September 6, 2016 : The not far distant sky.September 5, 2016 : My rowbuddy's a big guy with a raging case of sleep apnea.September 4, 2016 : Lank coils of seaweed hair around me, my heart, my soul.September 3, 2016 : Who is the ghost from limbo patrum, ...September 2, 2016 : In saddles of the leaders, leaping leaders, rode outriders.September 1, 2016 : It was her birthday, once.
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