Farmland Sunrise Sanctuary
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A Blackbird’s Song
Did the song of a blackbird bring comfort to my dying friend? ***** “A blackbird’s song can’t stop disease, but it can offer comfort.” So believes Rachel Clarke, the author of Your Life In My Hands: A Junior Doctor’s Story… Continue reading
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First Day
I remember looking forward to the first day of elementary school: searching for my name hanging from the front of a desk, shiny black chalkboards and unopened boxes of chalk, and the smell of a clean and disinfected classroom. I… Continue reading
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Magic Horse
Yesterday I imagined walking into the lobby of the Bread Loaf Inn in the Green Mountains near Middleburg, Vermont to register as a general contributor at the 2018 Bread Loaf Writers Conference. I imagined quickly signing up for the workshops… Continue reading
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Ignite 8/10/18
What an adventure Adrienne and I had with Flat Stanley’s best friend, Flat Frida, from Oklahoma City last weekend! (Yes, THAT Flat Stanley, the Flat Stanley who’s been ALL OVER THE WORLD!) Flat Frida’s dream has been to visit the… Continue reading
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The War Over There
The word, “VIETNAM” on his baseball cap was the first thing I noticed about him eight months ago. Still, I was only interested in the names of his two corgis. Their names are Lucy (right, in above photo) and Bernie,… Continue reading
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Stopping the Earth
I’ve met a lot of folks during my daily five-to-seven-mile walks, but rarely one who said something I’ll never hear again: “I stopped the Earth! I stopped the Earth!” That was said by Athena, a third-grade student on her way… Continue reading
