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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Get in the Pool

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For all my life I have admired swimmers. I love the young fearless way that little children slap the water, dunking their heads and r...
Thursday, December 31, 2015

For My Eldest Daughter

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You wake up at the same time as me. You're twelve. You have many opinions laced with sarcasm and beauty and fear and joy. It's s...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Merry Christ-mess

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It's a tremendously important time of year, Christmas. I need Christmas more than ever. I need the story of Mary's shame. An...
Friday, December 4, 2015

Happy Happy Soul Soul

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Over and over again this year, a line has been running in my head and it goes like this: I want to live a life observed. I know wher...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Len, the Dishwasher Repair Man

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There was a large pool of water originating from my dishwasher, speedily traveling to my dining room. I didn't see it, but my feet did a...
Saturday, November 7, 2015

The Stories We Tell

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When I was a little girl, I sat across the table from two women. Both women had artistic backgrounds. I can't remember exactly how the c...
Thursday, September 3, 2015

Phases of Grace

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When I was little I would hear people talk about grace and think it must be something special because their eyes got wet when they spoke...
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