Boiled meat is nothing to be proud of, but that doesn’t stop people that I love from dumping a half …
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Scar Tissue: a sister story
To save her life the first time, they drilled a hole in her heart to insert a valve or sump pump or …
Listening to my life unfold on television with Adele
I watched Adele on regular ol’ network TV on Sunday, didn’t know that’s still a thing, but it …
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How to care for your body and soul
Why isn’t this working? Hello? Is this thing on? Hello? This thing called my body -- what is …
Music therapy to heal what’s broken
So many songs written about broken hearts, I wonder if heartache didn’t occur would music even …
Miking the cake: a birthday tradition
This essay was selected for Birthday episode of Read650, where writers read, if you prefer to …
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