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Writing from the Ashes: Starting Over One Word at a Time

After the firestorm reduced my home to ash, it also silenced something within me. I was numb, unable to feel, unable to write—the words I had always turned to for solace vanished. But in the winter of my life, word by word, I am reimagining my life.

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  1. Issue · Sep 6, 2026

    Splash of Sin (opens the original)

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    Having fun. Read more

  2. Issue · Aug 29, 2026

    Gun Totin’ Jesus Disciple (opens the original)

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    He was the hometown real sweetheart, everyone loved,The kind of boy folks were always proud of.Friday night lights, king of the field,A golden-boy smile, heart made of steel.Mama loved him, Daddy said alrightEverybody knew him on a Friday night.Then he shipped off to war with a kiss and a prayer,And came home two years later, a stranger standing there.Walkin’ the boardwalk, preachin’ the Bible,A regular gun-totin’ Jesus disciple.He gonna save you, he gonna save me,Swiggin’ an Old Crow, shoutin’

  3. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    Democratic Socialism — Should We Be Scared? (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    Goodbye Earl (opens the original)

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  5. Issue · Aug 14, 2026

    A Million Days (opens the original)

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