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Taking Great Pains
There is the kind of pain that takes your breath away but then mercilessly leaves you alone after a short while. An electric jolt when you stub your toe in the middle of the night. The surprising sharpness of a paper cut. The sting of fumes when you chop onions. And then there’s the pain… Continue reading
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Phoenix Rising
For N.G., thank you for reminding me that I have wings. I am not the me I was before all this began. The grieving process, for the me that used to be, has been punishing. It’s like attending your own funeral even though you are still alive. At the beginning, I felt completely broken. Like… Continue reading
All Flared Up 