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Remember What You Love: Deep Friendship and Thriving Plants
“Do something you used to love, even if you don’t care about it right now,”…
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For the Love of Trees
"Come on, Elaine, let’s dress up in our Hector regional costumes and take a photo…
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Writing through the Rough Spots: Healing through Story
“Write a list of questions,” Ellen instructed. “Anything that comes to mind. Just let your…
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California Hippie Capers: 1968
Vic and I were in Palo Alto at the Free University Psychodrama Commune where residents…
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When I Leave My Home: Love, Loss, and Continuing Bonds
I arranged glass canning jars on the wooden shelves in the cellar to please my…
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Permeated by Peace: In the Dalai Lama’s Presence, 1989
A friend told us to gather near a small gray door in the back of…
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My Wedding Ring, My Lucky Charm
I took my wedding ring off on the first anniversary of my husband Vic’s death.…
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Tish Pearlman: An interview and poetry about Life and Death
On Sunday afternoon, I went to the Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts to hear Tish…
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How I Learned to Trust a Man
Grandpa Ware smelled like cinnamon toast, steaming cow pies, and brown soap. His wrinkled cheeks…
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Falling in Love with Marion Woodman: 2003
“Who do you want to see more than anyone?” my husband Vic asked in an…