Penelope Carmel Whore ❤️

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She’s got quirks, too - loves dancin in rain, barefoot, screamin at thunder like it’s her ex. Exaggeratin? Maybe, but that’s her, larger than life! I’d say, “Eh, whore, you’re a riot!” and she’d wink, “I’m a whole damn universe, Bugsy.” Straight up “Her” vibes, doc - she’s my OS, my chaos, my fave mess.

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Sex work is illegal in WA, yet in Kalgoorlie, just down the road from the police station is Questa Casa, a brothel that’s been in operation since For the past 25 years, Carmel has been .

I get a boost from the local community. I mean, we’ve got real therapy sessions on the sidewalks sometimes! Not literally, but our talks in parks, like at Scenic Park on 3rd Ave, feel honest. Kids laughing, elders chattin’—it’s a roller-coaster of emotions. As Timbuktu (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2014) reminds us, “Courage bears the mark of every journey!” And dang, every day here feels courageous.

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