Creative Living

Days and weeks go by and the regularity of existing eclipses the miraculousness of it. But there are certain moments when we manage to be viscerally aware of being alive. Sometimes those are very scary moments, like narrowly avoiding a car accident. Sometimes they are beautiful, like holding your newborn in your arms. And then there are the quiet

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Not every story comes polished. Some start as a moment I carry with me — a dog at my feet, a chipped mug in my hand, a memory that rises when I least expect it.