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Month: January 2013

Memoir

The Wound That Heals

What is the value of standing witness? Atrocity and inhumanity and evil–is there a moral imperative to record it? Today … Continue reading The Wound That Heals

Creativity

The Optimism of Cities

People say Seattle once had seven hills. One is now missing: Denny Hill. In 1897, city designers decided they’d had … Continue reading The Optimism of Cities

Memoir, Spirituality

A Prayer for a Friend

I met her when I was 19 years old. I’d been recommended for a job at the campus writing center, … Continue reading A Prayer for a Friend

Creativity

Discomfort Required

I’m talking about the kind of discomfort that challenges us, by taking us exactly where we need to go. Audre … Continue reading Discomfort Required

Spirituality, Writing

Trauma and Compassion

What if the value of our suffering–its use–is that it gifts us with compassion? I think all along I have taken … Continue reading Trauma and Compassion

Memoir

Leaving the Fold

                                It wasn’t the scientific … Continue reading Leaving the Fold

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Revenge and Justice

It seems I write mostly about revenge. All my characters are exacting some kind of revenge. Or think they are. … Continue reading Revenge and Justice

Creativity

The Hardest Kind of Honesty

I tell lies. Whole packs of them. Mostly to myself, but I don’t think that in the least softens the … Continue reading The Hardest Kind of Honesty

Memoir

Repotting

So when Bob told me to start writing down my story last week, I didn’t know where this would take … Continue reading Repotting

Memoir

The Communities We Come By

Back when my brother and I were living in our first apartment, and I was 24, I went through this … Continue reading The Communities We Come By

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