I used to think I could do relationships. I thought it was simple, a black and white equation. You love. You are kind. You give it everything you’ve got. You pop a doughy relationship into the oven and—voila!—half an hour later pull out a friend. I am less self-assured today. I realize more deeply the […]
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I lost a friend who meant everything to me. I don’t like to say that, or think it, because still I hold on to the memory of our relationship and think that someday we could build it again. But the truth I don’t like to admit is that the relationship we had—precious, magical—isn’t currently cradled
Some mornings I wake up mourning. I never know why. I think that I am past this; I don’t miss you anymore. And then I wake up one morning—and maybe I slept in later than I expected, or maybe I had a weirdish dream that lingers in my mind, or maybe nothing happens really. I
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Guest post by Sharla Baer. *** So many other voices have been shouting these past weeks… I am sure adding mine won’t make a drop of difference. I cannot say anything that has not already been said. But I will feel better if I say something. You all know, I suppose about Jeriah Mast and
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Guest post by Kirk Daniel. *** The words scream at me from the news feed on my smart phone. Almost daily. Another man is arrested for the sexual abuse of a child. Was it a boy? This inquiry is automatic and immediate. I open the story and scan past everything until I get the answer. Was it a boy?
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