My photo essay was based on the theme of "modern Cinderella." All photos feature a "glass slipper" — it's a single high heel from a clear pair I own.
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| Without a pumpkin carriage on hand, Cinderella took the metro to D.C. on Monday, March 15, 2021. Unfortunately, she left a glass slipper behind. |
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| The steps of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History featuring a "glass" slipper Monday, March 15, 2021. Reminiscent of the palace stairs Cinderella supposedly left her shoe on. |
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| "Glass" slipper on the steps of the original Smithsonian building on March 15, 2021. Modern princesses make museum visits. |
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| Glass slipper in front of the Maryland monolith at the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. Monday, March 15, 2021. |
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| "Glass" slipper in front of Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Monday, March 15, 2021. |
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| "Glass" slipper looks larger than life with the Washington monument peeking out from behind it in Washington, D.C. March 15, 2021. Cinderella enjoys tourist attractions, apparently. |
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| Slipper sits on a stoop in front of a house in Silver Spring, Maryland March 19, 2021. Sahana Jayaraman, Cinderella of her own story, lives here when she isn't in her apartment. |
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| Glass heel sits forgotten among more practical shoes in a shoe cabinet in Silver Spring, Maryland March 19, 2021. |
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| "Evil stepsister" Dhruv Mallikarjunan tried on a glass slipper in his home in Silver Spring, Maryland March 20, 2021. He finds it doesn't fit. |
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| A glass slipper sits surrounded by cherry blossoms on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland on Sunday, March 21, 2021. The modern version of fairytale vibes. |
