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Begin to practice

I sit down with the intention to write. But as for so many of us, I am visited by the familiar doubts: What am I going to write about? Do I really have anything worth saying? What will others think of what I write? I’m tempted to check my email, make a cup of tea, […]

Why I write

Why I write

It’s been nearly thirty years since my father died of prostate cancer. Time has made his absence normal. And with the distance of  years, I catch myself wondering if my father is a just story I tell myself. But then I have the comforting reminder that he is in so much of who I am […]