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The Art of the First-strike Narrative
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it.” Jonathan Swift, 1710 Rounding out eighteen-month old topics in my writing queue is this subject very painfully real to me. Rather than waiting for an apropos time to pursue this subject, I thought I’d enlist some help. It’s more important to me that I express this observation Continue reading
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All the People I Blame
Well, that’s a trick title. I blame no one. That’s because I have learned to respect the power of the first six years of our lives on how we experience the world. I am, to a degree greater than I ever realized, a product of my original emotional environment. So are my Siblings. So are Continue reading
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Grief
“I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.” C.S. Lewis On first look, I am wholly unqualified to write about grief, grieving. I lack the formal education and credentials, and everyone biologically closest to me is alive. Fair enough! In my effort to loop back and revisit Continue reading
