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Absolutely Revolting
Calibre Prize

why your hair is long & your stories short

2024 Calibre Essay Prize winner
by Tracey Slaughter •
May 2024, no. 464

‘A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.’

Coco Chanel

 


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