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- The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions: Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can…
- I speculate over some of the Anglo nomenclature of birds: Wilson's snipe, Forster's tern . . . : What natural images do these names conjure…
- As a writer, I have learned that each time I pick up my pencil I betray someone.
- I grew up in a culture in which it was a sin for a woman to speak out.
- We can try to kill all that is native, string it up by its hind legs for all to see, but spirit howls and wildness…
- If so, then it was also here where I came to know I can survive what hurts. I believed in my capacity to stand back…
- Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center…
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