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I Am Not Defined by the Shadows That Surround Me

I am not defined by what I am not. ‘I am’ is a simple and powerful statement to claim daily…
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Little White Lies

I did not fear the truth because of your possible reaction; I feared the truth because of my own reaction.…
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“You’ll feel like you’re dying, but you aren’t, until you are…”

“I don’t try to avoid the pain. I meditate on it. I notice its breadth and depth. I rewrite it…

Being Native American During Thanksgiving

This is a tough topic, so I went looking for inspiration.…
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When Pain Isn’t Harming You, But it Still Won’t Quit

“Is this what death feels like?”…
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An Old Witch and A Magic Chair

“I remember the smell of the food cooking on the stove; I remember running and laughing though the clumps of…
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Writing Through the Darkness

The weekend before Election Day, I went home for the first time in 35 years.…