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30 Days of Love: flotsam, jetsam, tanka, and learning the story
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Britton Gildersleeve
Today’s prompt for 30 Days of Love is to write a haiku, a 140-character tweet, or a six-word story. In it, we’re to reflect on our own story.This, I’m thinking, I’m ready for. I’ve been practicing. Digression: I’ve been thinking about jetsam. As in, what we jettison overboard, to lighten the ship that carries us.…
30 Days of Love: cleaning out drawers and lightening the load
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Britton Gildersleeve
I love to cook. And I love tools. Ergo, I have a LOT of cooking stuff. Cram-jammed drawers full. The same goes for coffee paraphenalia, tea accessories, and various things I no longer even recognise. Not good. I have to dig through random junk every time I want something. So today, while my husband took…
30 Days of Love: RIP, Pete Seeger
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Britton Gildersleeve
I have always loved, admired, and respected Pete Seeger. As a musician, as a social activist, as an influence on American folk music, he’s one of my heroes. He died last night, and the world will be the poorer for his loss. As it was the brighter for his voice. Pete Seeger is the epitome…
freedom of (and from) religion
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Britton Gildersleeve
As I’ve mentioned recently, freedom of religion is a big deal to me. And that freedom doesn’t mean you get to worship your mainstream religion in public and I don’t. Or that you can discriminate against me — even harass me — because my beliefs differ from yours. And yet, despite the very clear dictates…
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