I wish it were possible to gather all my online friends in person to sit around one big table—hearing each other’s voices and laughter, connecting in each other’s presence beyond…
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After a weekend of playing word games, I started thinking: Is life more like Scrabble or Bananagrams? I’ve been playing Scrabble ever since grade school. My mother was an excellent…
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“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe Remember the Connections I’ve missing my quirky friend Violet. Last month marked one year since…
Read moreIt’s not just about me. It’s not just about you. It has to matter to us that it’s also about others. This is what I heard in The Boys in…
Read moreEdward stood in the long line outside, waiting with the others to sign up for gifts for his kids. He was young, maybe 25. Black hair, brown skin, dark eyes.…
Read moreThe Weight of Untold Stories I sit on the edge of my chair in the hospital room. My uncle is telling a story from his hospital bed. I had asked…
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