Month: July 2019
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The Sweetest Thing
As I have been re-reading Robin Gunn’s newest novel Becoming Us in preparation for my next summer gathering with a few close friends, I am contemplating my “sweetest things.” In response to a conversation that occurs in chapter 5, each of us must bring one of our “sweetest things” to share with the group. I’ve…
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Remain in Me
I smell like chlorine and my hair is a mess of damp tangles, but I feel victorious.We’ve just arrived home from a trip to the gym. I hate the gym. I know there are many, including quite a few of my friends, who call the gym their “happy place.” For me, a trip to the…