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I just finished reading Percival Everett’s “reimagining” of the character of Jim from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. To give the book its due in its own terms, I reread Huck Finn immediately before beginning “James.” Mark Twain left much room for the character of Jim to be developed. But through Mr. Twain’s storytelling, we…
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The author reflects on their journey from an active life, particularly in softball, to facing limitations after an accident. Despite celebrating milestones in recovery, they grapple with grief over lost dreams and physical abilities. Emphasizing the importance of redefining their relationship with pain, they seek to embrace their new self and continue moving forward.
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The injuries from an accident over a year ago have persisted. On the few occasions where I have shared the physical damage, the information had been met with dismay that I have come this far. Since February 12 2024, I have been living in denial of what has happened to my core. I resumed as…
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It was the 32nd anniversary of my mother’s death recently. I have lived as long without her as I had with her. Of course her death shifted the trajectory of my life. Losing a parent, regardless of the state of the relationship does something to the internal life of a survivor. But the course of…
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I follow a well know historian on a social media site. He posed a common question that often appears on days like today. How would the world be different if Martin Luther King were still alive? That got me to thinking. Then I saw an old clip of Dr. Kings final speech and I wanted…
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Repair and reparations are derived from the same Latin word meaning “restore.” With the current movement of offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, I have been thinking a lot about how reparations themselves can somehow repair the damage done by the harmful policies that created all wrongs done to all people of color. I…
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I have been spending a lot of time thinking about where we are as a society and I have come to the conclusion that the last 25 years or so has been all about the staus quo hanging onto the rules that made them the staus quo. The status quo being the people who designed…
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This one was written in April of 1989. There was attempt to gentrify the older neighborhoods of my town. Back then it was the poor side of town. Then, as it is now, a community of People of Color. A History Forgotten Sorrow fills meIn remembranceof what can never beDefeated before a single battleIn a…
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