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Little Rituals
I have little rituals when I go to the cabin. I leave the Cities and head north. I wind my way up on Highway 65, through MacGregor where Gram and…
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Reading Mary Oliver
I read to trees now
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The Crash
Re-Entry is such a burn
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The Winding Journey
The winding and waving journey that I have walked in order to integrate all the bits and pieces of my life carries a lot of sensual memories. Sensual as…
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ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction
Holy Shit I Might Die
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River Lessons
Paddleboarding
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A Short Origin Story
I hovered between worlds; a soft voice was calling, “Ma’am.” Not quite ready to acknowledge it, I stayed in the place where the pain wasn’t as…
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2:08 AM
I have spent a lot of time tonight thinking about my rivers. Yes plural, because there is more than one. I have shared a little bit about my adventures…
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Sunday Night
It’s 9:32 pm Central Time on Sunday, July 16th. I just finished a long day of studying for my Linguistics class. It took me all day to get through 2…
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Fridays are for Photography
July 14th
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Holy Moly Do I Have a Story to Tell Y'all
In Friday’s photography post, I mentioned that I had spent a couple of evenings at the swim beach about a mile away from my childhood home. Yesterday…
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Mondays Are For Poetry
Poems from the good journal
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Lilac & Birch
Lilac & Birch
Essays, photos, and poems on life and death, and the beauty therein.
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