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Since there is literally nothing else I could post that would be of any consequence considering today’s historic SCOTUS ruling on gay marriage, I’m pulling a story out of the treasure chest. This is about me growing up in the middle America Bible Belt, and the summer I started going to gay bars in Columbus,…
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While Day 1 of our trip into Havasupai continued on its stressful trend and resulted in some miscommunication, yelling, and tears (as no family vacation would be complete without), the rest of our trip was a tiptoe through paradise. Of course there were scary parts like our hike to Mooney Falls, and treacherous parts like hiking back out…
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Originally posted on The Brevity Blog: Steve Almond Gulf Coast is now accepting entries for the 2015 Barthelme Prize for Short Prose. The contest is open to pieces of prose poetry, flash fiction, and micro-essays of 500 words or fewer. Established in 2008, the contest awards its winner $1,000 and publication in the journal. Two honorable mentions…
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**Don’t be misled by the featured photo, this post is NOT about children. It is, however, about learning how to open and close doors – at any age.** The other day, after ordering a $5 photobook (for new customers) of my favorite pictures from our Havasupai trip, the internet offered me $2 magazine subscriptions. Say what?!…
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Originally posted on Impact Ethics: Samantha Brennan suggests shifting the dialogue about childhood fitness from exercise to daily movement. __________________________________________ I think it’s time to reframe the discussion about children and physical fitness in light of the abysmal record of the under 15 set. While most commentators have chimed in in favour of unsupervised, active,…
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As most of Arizona boils in the summer sun, Supai village is nestled in a canyon of waterfalls, bustling with hikers who have been planing this trip for months or years. While the waterfalls run cold all year round, it is still hot in the village, most of which is without air conditioning. This is the…
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The mind is a funny thing. Some of us (ahem, me) have minds that are very cautious and anxious and will over-analyze every detail down to whether we eat jelly or peanut butter on our toast, because it matters. And others would willingly repel themselves off a cliff or swim to the bottom of the ocean…
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These past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of vacations, family, friends, and risk-taking activities. I have a lot to say, and yet, I don’t think I’m ready to say any of it. Don’t worry, I won’t leave you hanging for too long. Later this week, I will definitely be blogging about my trip…
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She built her dreams in a sand castle Using children’s toys to build one pillar, and the next The walls were wet but stoic and each one stayed strong under the weight of the next She thought maybe she should stop but as the castle got higher and higher it seemed only right The base…
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Today, we drive, we wait, we sleep. And tomorrow, as the sun creeps over the mountains, we will descend into the canyon. Into Havasupai Canyon to splash in the blue-green waterfalls. It’s at times like these where I really reflect on my privilege. My whiteness, my middle-class upbringing. I have had numerous opportunities given to…
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