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Hell’s Smells and Cockle Shells

If Hell was a smell, it would be a tire shop. That smell disturbs my senses so much, and it really sends me into a dismal internal state. I just got my tires changed this morning, so maybe that’s influencing … Continue reading

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Heartbreak and Body Aches

A few years ago, in the magical era of nightly read-alouds, when Senya was merely 9 and Juniper was but 6, Collin was reading a book he had acquired at the annual community book sale in Pawlet, Vermont. The book, … Continue reading

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Architects of Change

On Monday, I get my hair cut. Hair cuts bring up some anxious feelings for me. Every time I go to get my hair cut, I try to act like I think a “normal person” getting their hair cut would … Continue reading

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