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@cori.irl

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black [queer] dreamer + writer. retired local book pusher @blkbrwnkc . memory worker since ‘99.

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work selfies matter.

😅

screening of seeds.

love in every lifetime.

they’ve spoken.

ehh

shocking*

photo essays as reminders

brittany, please.

max capacity.

forever Kansas City.

excerpts of my latest essay…

excerpts of my latest essay

excerpts from my latest essay. by @cori.irl

current rotation:
[selfies, songs, + substacks] by @cori.irl

it’s been a while. time to update the grid. ✨ by @cori.irl

last week was a blast. 🚀 by @cori.irl

IRL this week looked a bit like this. by @cori.irl

Another day. Another outfit. by @cori.irl

just a girl. by @cori.irl

when the forecast calls for 71, but you can’t afford to get played by that midwestern switch up.

🌹todays objectives:
• good tea/coffee
• clear mind
• writing
• enjoy the sunshine by @cori.irl

i don’t have many selfies living on the grid.
maybe this year i’ll change that.

birthday in 3 days. 🤭🎁🥰 by @cori.irl

in the field. by @cori.irl

Happy birthday, BLK + BRWN.!

4 years of book pushing. Thank you for all the people you have brought into my ecosystem. Thank you for being my sanctuary and my canvas. Thank you for the ways you’ve allowed my love for reading to be my form of activism + disruption.

Thank you for saving me.

Pull up to the Block Party this Sunday 12-4pm in the front parking lot.

#blkbrwnkc
#blackbookstore
#kc
#buyblackbooks by @cori.irl

Uncovering HERstory with Cori Smith, the owner of @blkbrwnkc 🌼 Education is the passport to the future and she is making sure diverse stories are told! 📚 by @cori.irl