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  • A Card From Afar

    A Card From Afar

    Happy birthday, JW! It’s crazy to think that it’s been 5 years to the day since we last talked. You were turning 10 and we chatted about your new guitar. A real guitar I had sent you for your special day. I wonder if you still play it–or if you ever did. I imagine you

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  • Finding Strength Beyond My Limits: A Journey Beyond and to Stanley Hot Springs

    Finding Strength Beyond My Limits: A Journey Beyond and to Stanley Hot Springs

    Erika’s “relaxing” camping trip to Stanley Hot Springs became a 6-mile lesson in humility through Idaho’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. Wrong turns, heavy packs, and trail-side breakdowns taught her something crucial: your brain lies about your limits, and sometimes accepting help is the strongest thing you can do. A refreshingly honest recovery story about finding resilience in…

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  • Variations On The Word Love by Margaret Atwood

    Variations On The Word Love by Margaret Atwood

    This is a word we use to plug holes with. It’s the right size for those warm blanks in speech, for those red heart- shaped vacancies on the page that look nothing like real hearts. Add lace and you can sell it. We insert it also in the one empty space on the printed form…

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