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Origami of a Language

Origami of a Language

Posted on January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 by Rina

Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash It’s amazing, the power in a word sticks and stones break my bones, words will only kill…

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Renewal

Renewal

Posted on September 21, 2022January 12, 2023 by Rina

 It’s been a long time since I came here, a long time since I bothered to write about my life in either prose…

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Portrait III

Portrait III

Posted on September 7, 2022January 12, 2023 by Rina

in the abandoned garden, she waits,
cold marble lips,
feet melding with the block of stone
that gives her the semblance of life,
heart that has never beat buried deep.

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Life in the Slow Lane

Life in the Slow Lane

Posted on September 20, 2021January 12, 2023 by Rina

When I originally had the idea for this article, it was going to be all about how life in the slow lane can…

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Drowning in Plain Sight

Drowning in Plain Sight

Posted on December 31, 2020January 12, 2023 by Rina

Photo by Stormseeker on Unsplash A few years ago, my husband saved a man and his son from drowning in Lake Pend Oreille….

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Benediction

Benediction

Posted on December 5, 2020January 12, 2023 by Rina

She walks on wounded feet, carries white roses to the willow by the pond on the hill: three roses, the number of those…

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A Single Act of Compassion

A Single Act of Compassion

Posted on September 6, 2018January 12, 2023 by Rina

I was twelve years old when my father was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It was one of the most terrifying and lonely…

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Where I am Meant to Be

Where I am Meant to Be

Posted on April 12, 2018January 12, 2023 by Rina

Last summer, my husband saved a man and his five year-old boy from drowning in Lake Pend Oreille. The little boy was scared…

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