Picture This
Aug 01, 2025

A cool night in a season that will come to called Spring;

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My Autobiography
Jul 31, 2025

There was a time when I was flying on one aircraft or another to some job or other, some family emergency or other, some event or other that required flight. I remember sitting in one economy seat thinking that the…

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To Awaken Somewhere Else
Jul 31, 2025

The women were not young, but young enough, and intrepid. Kay and Martha looked young to Jeanette, who was old, who was surprised to learn they’d both endured menopause—and, like good partners—endured it together. Their bed must have been heated…

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To Awaken Somewhere Else
Jul 31, 2025

is always what I'm after. A bed with clean, white sheets, an overbearing window looking out to the sea, a bag of multigrain rolls and dozens of pats of butter, and zero memory of another life. No sand on toddler…

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To make love easy
Jul 30, 2025

To make love easy, you have to love back in a way that is not about yourself, that is about how deeply you care about the other person. In every moment, you must open your eyes, ears and heart to…

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To Make Love Easy
Jul 30, 2025

…….all she had to do was ignore her every instinct: The instinct that told her he was not a good man…..the chilly feeling he gave her skin whenever he touched her….the smooth way she had of accepting his every affront…

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To Make Love Easy
Jul 30, 2025

I don’t know many young people these days. Well, that’s an understatement; I don’t know any young people at all. It seems to me, though, where I left off with relatively young people, students in my college classrooms, that they…

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Jul 29, 2025

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The wish to have things his way
Jul 29, 2025

Patty felt her obligation was to take care of her parents, John and Masako, when they got into their 90s and couldn't take 100% care of themselves. As a retired nurse, she felt she was the best one to take…

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Why I can’t stand to see Matt Damon
Jul 29, 2025

I can't stand to see Matt Damon's face because he's fucking everywhere. I can't stand to see Matt Damon because I just remember how he talked down to Effie on Project lighthouse. I can't stand to see Matt Damon because…

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A simpler life
Jul 29, 2025

Why does life have to be so complicated? Kids don’t realize how good they have it. We go outside to play and do things with your families. Yes they have to go to school, but that is their one obligation…

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Simple? I think not!
Jul 29, 2025

“In archaic medicine, a "simple" refers to a medicine or remedy made from a single, natural ingredient, typically a herb or other plant. These remedies were considered basic and foundational in early medical practices. Here's a more detailed explanation: Single…

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