In my early twenties, a friend invited me to a performance of the Royal Ballet in London. I’d only been…
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Hope
There You Are: A Thanksgiving Welcome
She walked onto the stage with a microphone to magnify her slight Southern drawl. She looked into the eyes of…
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When the Weight of the World Weighs Heavy
The world weighs heavy on you. You turn from page to page, you scroll past outrage, you watch images that…
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Embracing Possibility
This time of year, when everything turns to gold and purple and grey, my mind turns to Harry Potter. The…
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Hiding in Plain Sight
A ring of keys swung from her hip, and I could hear her clinking down the hall long before she…
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When You Wish You Started Sooner
One after the other, when asked what they would do differently for the next assignment, each student said, “I’d get…
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