True Happiness
/This holiday season, let's think…
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December is a month filled with holidays.
Think for a moment about what wishes we make.
Young children think of toys and …
By Debby Hackbarth
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Spectacular Starfall
/Confession and conversation …
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I headed out at nightfall.
It was cool, so I grabbed my shawl.
I walked for an hour to the…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreSingle Mom
/Single mom, with two children, from different fathers. From a distance, you might think she’s promiscuous, or deserved what she got, or wasn’t smart enough. Draw closer, hear her out. You’ll realize it could have been you, or any other person…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreTime Turnabout
/Many times throughout our…
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…I was a child, I was given weekly chores.
Since Dad was not around; Mom nagged us.
I would protest frequently: “I don’t have the …
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreDark Thoughts
/Grandmother shared …
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… grandmother was sitting quietly in her favorite chair meditating, she said: “Susy, something is thumping at the corners of my mind.” I wanted to understand what was going on in her brain; however, I was late and needed to rush to my…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreThe Bell Tower
/When a child thinks their…
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… resting her hands on top of the waist-high parapet, and couldn’t help but emit a gentle sigh at the tranquil solitude she found herself in. She lowered her chin onto her hands and gazed dreamily across the red-tiled rooftops to the vineyards…
By Peter Jonathan
Read MoreBecky Sue's Starving...
/Inside the library the…
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…descended early on the library parking lot, due to the autumn fall season change, instigating Becky Sue, to sit by the window, inside the coffee shop, pen and …
By Marc OBrien
Read MorePerforming Mindful Exercises
/Wanting her Prince, Paulie to…
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… couple hours, daylight graced the rural farming community, bringing a warming, loving feeling to the area. Inside the cottage kitchen, Momma cleaned …
By Marc OBrien
Read MoreLook Away Now
/The true story of the lengths my …
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…was just finishing his shift at the butchers shop on Thursday afternoon, when the shop owner, Louis patted him on the …
By Chris Platt
Read MoreJune's Story
/… just felt sad this morning. The sadness hung around her shoulders and seemed to push down on her chest. She had been close to her aunt Sheila and the funeral today would be tough. Sheila had been in her eighties, and poorly for a while, but her passing …
By Chris Platt
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