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(Forcibly) Leaving Home Behind

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Kelly Opdycke

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In an essay from High Rise Stories: Voices from Chicago Public Housing, retired city worker and community organizer Dolores Wilson recalls the heartbreaking process she faced after being relocated from her soon-to-be demolished public housing high rise.

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Kelly Opdycke
Kelly Opdycke is a Rumpus intern and an optimist with realist tendencies. She spent her summer at 826LA, where she helped English-Language Learners master homophones in the Amazon, take notes while exploring the Endeavour space shuttle, and write resumes that explain their exceptional hide-and-seek skills. Before this, she received her master’s degree from CSULA. She will be applying to doctoral programs this fall.

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