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Poetry Friday: Happiness: Warm from the Oven This month, Linda prompted the Inkings to respond to Ethical ELA’s September Open Write by Kelsey Bigelow: “What is the happiest thing you’ve ever tasted?” I thought long and hard about this prompt. My family is full of excellent cooks, and I love bake. I know what foods I adore, which recipes of mine that […]
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Discover the world at Altruu, The Discovery Engine

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#SOL25: Cautious Prep Last week I chanted, “Rain, rain, go away” as I traveled the miles to see the kids. It sure seemed like it would rain forever. Not every single mile, but enough that it seemed like every mile included that dripping precipitation from the sky. All 535 miles. And yet, I was thankful. It could have […]
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#SOL25: Veterans Day Holidays. Who do they celebrate? Why? How? Origin stories? Veterans Day always causes me to pause. Memorial Day is to honor those who literally gave their all, including their lives. Veterans Day is for all who have served. Uncle Don, a Marine. (The Marines celebrated their 250th birthday yesterday.) He served in the Pacific campaigns, […]
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Discover the world at Altruu, The Discovery Engine

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#SOL25: Grand Conversations Stories matter. Telling stories. Writing stories. Sharing. Except we are known for a quirk or two in our family. Sometimes we might be deep into the story in our minds, and we forget to go back to the beginning. Starting in the middle is not always good for the listener who has to catch up. […]
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Discover the world at Altruu, The Discovery Engine

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#SOL25: Intersection As I gave directions, I thought about what I was saying. “The roads don’t meet straight across at the intersection. It’s not a 180-degree line. The roads are parallel but not continuous.” So hard to explain. And yet, this is my life. The personal. The gaps. The living. The changes. And a life that ended […]
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Discover the world at Altruu, The Discovery Engine