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A Birthday Story: Practicing Self-Compassion

As I mark a new age, I imagine what I’d tell myself thirteen years ago at my college graduation. Here goes – today’s a momentous day. She’s beaming, proud, and ready to…

POETRY & NARRATIVE FICTION

Chimney Rock

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Distributing Narcan with LeAnne Burdette

Jacob Burdette was a prodigy drummer and a loving, easygoing young man. Despite facing addiction, his mother, LeAnne Burdette, recalls his determination to live and his passion for music. Through their story,…

The Power of Imagination in the Hall of Presidents

The fall in North Texas, where I live, is State Fair season, which means the animatronic Big Tex returns to the fairgrounds.  With the exception of treats like fried butter, few things…

For the Love of Falling

The Sunrise Movement with Joshua McNair

The Sunrise Movement is focused on forcing the government to end the era dominated by fossil fuel elites, invest in Black, brown, and working-class communities, and create millions of good union jobs.…