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A Meditation on Conflict

18 Aug 202016 Aug 2020
Once upon a time, I turned to my longsword instructor and asked, "Can we spar?" He was dubious about it, because the difference in our ability was not small. "I…
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Peaceful Warrior

16 Jul 202016 Jul 2020
One day there was no fight left in me. I wasn’t sure what happened to it. Did it drop out of me, or did it simply disappear? Did something release,…
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Hello, Little Heart

12 Jul 2020
I am afraid of the tremulous weight of my own existence. What it means to exist; what responsibility is placed upon my shoulders by the sheer happenstance of my birth.…
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Moonlight Shadows

6 Jun 202028 May 2020
I heard the full moon sing last night; songs of ancient paths, songs of distant dreams; and the wild spirit that remains in my heart unfolded to hear it. Like…
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The Shadow of Truth

15 Aug 201915 Aug 2019
When did my truth become my shadow? When it became a shroud I laid on others like a blanket - "I know who you really are." When I could no longer see…
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A Summer Storm

11 Jul 20199 Jul 2019
The skies opened in the early evening. I was folding my laundry, neatly; domestically. You should never put a window in the laundry room. Unexpectedly you will have to choose:…
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Scarlet Stars

9 Jul 201922 Jun 2019
There are two kinds of Knowing. Here is the first: When the marine layer is low, the amber streetlights refract in such a way that the white froth upon the…
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Restless

2 Jul 201922 Jun 2019
The winds were wild today. They got inside me, whispering songs of darkness and undergrowth, thorny branches scraping starry skies. Like a fool, I thought of you, and wondered if…
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On Keeping a Soft Heart

27 Jun 201922 Jun 2019
It is morning, the sun unfolding upon me as I push back the heavy drapes. I explain my plans to replace them to my lover, half-drowsing; I don’t know if…
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Rain

25 Jun 201922 Jun 2019
It rained last week. The promise of fresh grass and damp soil opened the window of my small dorm with expectant zeal. But the only scent that met me was…

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