HeyJaredTracing a Star Backwards in a Mirror
How writing poetry and illustrating kept me alive as a child dealing with family madness.
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The Book of Life (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThere is nothing so beautiful as a full moon illuminating restless clouds that once held the gaze of ancient tribes In the mysterious arc that bends towards peace and light, some lives are long with a myriad of twists and turns, unexpected tragedies and joyful surprises, while others are cut short suddenly, in ways that break us. We are left with wrenching grief and a necessity to carry on for the sake of those who remain. A
From the Archives (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedOur nation is at war and I have to wonder if my children will grow up to be adults They have given me new focus my will to live was diffused, amorphous Now it is the crystal clear image of being their rock for all my days. But we don't know tomorrow - how sharply that is etched in our minds with the searing image of jetliners crashing into skyscrapers showing us that this moment is and the next is not a given.<label cl
Homage to Dickens (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThese are interesting times - the best of times and the worst of times, to quote Charles Dickens. It is easiest to cite what makes our time right now the worst. I dare not list all the recent and escalating atrocities unfolding in our world for fear I would cry myself a river that sweeps me away. So what is best about now? We have the creative tension of living under a burgeoning Fourth Reich, yet rise to the occasion of her
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