“I think there must be something wrong with me, Linus. Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy. I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel…” -Charlie Brown I hate to admit this, but in the past, I have written off this bewildered confession as evidence of weak character on good old Charlie Brown’s part. How… Continue reading blue
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quail
The scene: A dark, too quiet night in the bowels of some remote location. The character: A beautiful but foolish all-American young person. The plot: S/he has come to a remote location with a group of friends to let off steam and maybe even get lucky, when suddenly (but only after receiving numerous warnings from… Continue reading quail
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About once a month, I treat myself to a little something I like to call No-Hat Day. No-Hat Day is when I temporarily cast off all the roles I try to fill in my life and do something that is purely me in the moment. For a few hours, I'm neither doting mother nor dutiful… Continue reading blue like don
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hunger
I was a bookseller at Barnes & Noble when I first rejoined the work force, and it was a glorious time in my life. What better occupation for me than to be literally surrounded by the written word and movies, and sometimes even the written word about movies? Retail hours, sore feet, Black Friday...I genuinely… Continue reading hunger
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I love Sunday School. In yesterday's meeting, my leader introduced me to this amazing sculpture. Its name is "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" and it was created by Russian artist Evgeniy Vuchetich, then donated to the United Nations by the U.S.S.R. in 1959. The title of the work comes from Isaiah 2:4, which reads: [The God… Continue reading waiting
Lucinda S. Sutton 