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Joplin, a tornado, an Arab emirate, & good neighbors ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Those of us who live near Joplin, MO will never forget the tragedy of the May tornado. Such devastation that, as the photo shows, there was a scar where the tornado tore through the earth. But the thing about tragedies is they often show us who our friends are. And this one brought people from…
poetry and the new Poet Laureate ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
There’s a new US Poet Laureate — Philip Levine. This may not be earth-shaking to many, but to a poet, whose vanity plate gives her ‘POETIC’ license, it’s HUGE :). And I like Levine’s work. I never like all of someone’s work — not even my own :). And Levine’s mentor was a poet I’m…
rain, Ramadan, love & peace ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
It’s raining in Oklahoma. This is good. We had the hottest July of any state, any time, in US history. August didn’t look a lot better, at least until last night. Wildfires have swept much of the state, causing evacuations of entire Oklahoma towns. So I’m grateful for the rain. Especially after driving through Pawnee…
gentle spirits ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
I grew up with batik, buying it, wearing it, loving it. I have pillows made from batik my mother bought in Thailand when I was a teenager. I might save them over books, in a fire :). They remind me of shopping trips to market w/ my mother, and how much she loved their vivid…
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