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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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Circumstantial Evidence

Lest we forget it began with Civil War North against South brother against— So on and so forth… A war by proxy is still a war 4,000,000 Koreans dead approx. Call it…

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

For the Love of Falling

As a professional contemporary dancer, I’m a master of falling so it is ironic that the love of my life died of complications from falling. As a dancer, I find it thrilling…