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Mar 25, 2021

Random Acts of Kindness or Systems of Equity?: Giving the Ball to People with Disabilities

The video clips are everywhere. I just saw one today on social media. They are often accompanied by emojis of crying and comments like, “Congratulations to this group of boys (or girls, or young people) for taking the time to give their teammate a chance to play. …

Disability

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Random Acts of Kindness or Systems of Equity: Giving the Ball to Disabled Players
Random Acts of Kindness or Systems of Equity: Giving the Ball to Disabled Players
Disability

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Dec 23, 2020

Makers, Creators, and Artists

My dad makes magic with wood. My mom tells magnificent stories in paintings and quilts. Jenifer writes Christmas poems, hosts gingerbread house parties, and keeps our visual memories every year in a calendar. Julie is notoriously crafty and makes politically-relevant dolls, among other things, and kept me warm last night…

Makers

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Makers, Creators, and Artists
Makers, Creators, and Artists
Makers

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Nov 28, 2020

Thanksgiving, Light, and Common Women

the common woman is as common as good bread as common as when you couldn’t go on but did. …

Family

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Thanksgiving, Light, and Common Women
Thanksgiving, Light, and Common Women
Family

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Nov 7, 2020

I Am Not Your Sweetie

“I am not your sweetie or your cutie.” The response came cold, swift, and fierce. A man I had never met rejected my affections outright. He resented them. Still, I persisted. Some days, social media is worth nothing more than a release of aggression, not unlike boxing gyms or the…

Politics

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I Am Not Your Sweetie
I Am Not Your Sweetie
Politics

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Oct 25, 2020

Chicken Bullion

We chatter in bed before falling asleep. As we arrange our arms and legs into a comfortable tangle, we say things into the darkness. Various scraps and crumbs of the day. …

Relationships

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Chicken Bullion
Chicken Bullion
Relationships

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Oct 3, 2020

Helen Reddy: Mingo, Iowa, circa 1976

Helen Reddy: Mingo, Iowa, circa 1976 My grandmother died the other day Without remembering how I loved her And danced and cartwheeled To the stories she sang This is for both of us I didn’t know how to love him either We commiserated about it I did the splits on the olive…

Helen Reddy

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Helen Reddy: Mingo, Iowa, circa 1976
Helen Reddy: Mingo, Iowa, circa 1976
Helen Reddy

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Sep 7, 2020

Backyard Party: Afterlick, Iowa

“Well, we are here…barely!” Valerie and her troop always arrived late. She made it sound like they had traversed raging rivers and rocky paths in order to get anywhere, though the sun was shining and cool breezes softened the oppressive glare of late Iowa summer. Even with “traffic”, such that…

Labor Day

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Backyard Party: Afterlick, Iowa
Backyard Party: Afterlick, Iowa
Labor Day

7 min read


Sep 5, 2020

On the Side of the Road

Humility sells imperfect produce from a roadside stand Peaches and nectarines with thrip marks Pears with a bruise below the eye Apples too small and hard to be considered delicious I almost drove past but was charmed By the carefully crafted handpainted sign My grandfather was a sign painter Though nothing he…

Produce

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On the Side of the Road
On the Side of the Road
Produce

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Sep 2, 2020

Charlie Brown’s Ride

This time last year, I was in Spain riding a horse on a beach. I went to Spain with the express purpose of riding a horse on a beach. To fulfill some ideal of romance, because I had been told that I wasn’t romantic. I wore a white linen shirt…

Horses

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Charlie Brown’s Ride
Charlie Brown’s Ride
Horses

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Aug 30, 2020

Fig Season

Fresh figs remind me of the beauty of the seasons. While standing number six in the queue at the grocery store, I mourned long-lost freedoms and the hedonism of impulsive shopping. The physical distancing made number six feel remote, if not exilic. “It’s good for me,” I reasoned. “Because of…

Summer

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Fig Season
Fig Season
Summer

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