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May 20, 2026 Food for Thought

On the Art of Saying Goodbye

On the Art of Saying Goodbye

Some farewells are practiced rituals, others catch us unprepared—all teach us something about letting go.

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May 14, 2026 Poetry

May, Again

May, Again

A poem about returning to May and what it means to have lived through another year to get here.

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May 3, 2026 Food for Thought

On Gratitude and the Ordinary

On Gratitude and the Ordinary

Gratitude is easy for the extraordinary. The harder practice is noticing what's worth being grateful for in an ordinary week.

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April 26, 2026 Stories

The Conversation at the Counter

The Conversation at the Counter

A short piece of fiction. Two strangers at a diner counter, a Tuesday in March, and the things people say when no one they know is listening.

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April 12, 2026 Prayers

A Prayer for Hard Seasons

A Prayer for Hard Seasons

For the times when the ordinary prayers feel too thin — when what's needed is something honest about the difficulty.

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