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The Thing Is

To love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with the silt of it. When grief sits with you, its … Continue reading

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Change

Change by ellen bass This is where I yank the old roots from my chest, like the tomatoes we let grow until december, stalks thick as saplings. This is the moment when ancient fears race like thoroughbreds, asking for more … Continue reading

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