Stories tagged “growth”
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My Happy Place
My happy place has high expectations, and it isn’t everyone’s favorite place to be. Nevertheless, it is a source of great comfort and motivation for me. It is a school. I can see the chalkboard. I can smell the pencil shavings. I fill my brain w...
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In gratitude
There are so many types of angels. Angels of compassion, of vibrancy, of depth and of breadth. Parent-angels and friend-angels and lover-angels. Then there are angels less recognized. Angels who appear as demons. They come into our lives in their disgu...
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Current Thoughts
Have you ever looked at a clear night sky of stars and noticed how they burn so concisely— shining furious and bright— surrounded by the dead darkness of space? Such as that seems to be the contrast you’ll find when you think about th...
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Shrinking Window of Opportunity
Once Months Stunt Growth Hopes Crunch, Dope!
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Vignette: City
It was becoming something else. What was once the small capital of an unimportant country had been transformed due to the war. Weapons needed to be made, soldiers needed to be trained, things needed to be learned. The streets were paved now. Materiel n...
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The Bottle and the Anvil
They sat together, lit by the glow of the waning forge. The elder was a long limbed man who reclined with easy confidence. Across from him the younger sat, tightly corded with muscle despite his slim stature. The elder eyed his companion with fondness....