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The Easter Bunny: Warrior Against Evil, And Owls
By
Catherine Connors
The Easter Bunny, Emilia informs me, is a fighter. “He can fight, Mommy. Because he’s big.” “Santa’s big, too.” “Santa doesn’t fight, though, because he doesn’t need to.” “Oh?” “He just has elves around him, and they’re happy and nice, and Santa doesn’t need to fight them.” I’m almost afraid to ask who or what…
Wordless Wednesday: Famous Polka Dot Raincoat
By
Catherine Connors
The Fragrance The Violet Sheds
By
Catherine Connors
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ~Mark Twain My mother recently broke her blog silence to write about being betrayed by her brother. It’s a long story; you can read about it at her blog. What I’m struggling with, vis-a-vis her story, is this: her unwillingness to…
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things (Like Civil Discourse)
By
Catherine Connors
I don’t care which side of the fence you’re on when it comes to health care reform in the U.S. or abortion rights in the U.S. or the place of either debate in the context of the other: shouting “baby killer” at anyone who doesn’t tow the hard pro-life line is stupid. It’s stupid because…
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