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  • Tuning Out

    {Co Writer- My son, Elijah}   It was in the middle of the night when I heard the sound. A single, high pitched “beep!” Everyone else was fast asleep, but not me. I rolled over on my other side, trying to go back to bed when I heard the noise again. It was the fire…

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  • Juggling

    I recently watched the movie A Complete Unknown, based loosely off Bob Dylan’s early career. Towards the end, there was one specific line that stuck out to me. Sylvie Russo (a character based on his real love interest, Suze Rotolo) compares Bob Dylan to a plate juggler.   “It was fun to be on the…

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  • The Middle

    Tears were streaming down my face as I left the office. Did I really just ask the dermatologist if there would be a scar on my face?  I felt ridiculous thinking more about what I would look like than the actual diagnosis. God why did this have to be on my face?  What if it…

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