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stephanieraffelock
Jun 28, 20232 min read
The Angel of Perspective
The word satan means adversary. The word devil comes from the word Latin diablo, which means an obstacle thrown across the road to change...
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stephanieraffelock
May 31, 20231 min read
Rainstorm
Today's blog post is a poem, written for a friend far away. We have blessed each other with a relationship that thrives on deep...
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stephanieraffelock
Mar 31, 20236 min read
The Longing To Belong
There is a place in my big story, where all of the smaller stories converge, leading to an ending that marks a new beginning. The arc of...
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stephanieraffelock
Dec 11, 20224 min read
Mark Zuckerberg Broke the World
It wasn’t that long ago that once upon a time, in home nestled into the forest, I lived with my husband, my cat and my dog. Absent from...
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stephanieraffelock
Oct 30, 20223 min read
The Withering Time
My sixties were an exhilarating and dynamic time. I’ve managed to stay active my entire life and as I entered the decade that marks the...
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stephanieraffelock
Feb 27, 20224 min read
Poets Not Politicians
The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. My friend, photographer Jeannee Sacken posted this on social media today to show...
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stephanieraffelock
Feb 3, 20223 min read
We Matter At Every Age
On January 30th, Chelsie Kryst, a woman who had worn the crown and sash of “Miss USA,” ended her own life by jumping out of a window. ...
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stephanieraffelock
Jan 23, 20222 min read
Pandemic Poetry
Who did we used to be before “normal” was a place to which we longed to return? If we find that place again, will we be restored to our...
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stephanieraffelock
Jan 15, 20222 min read
A Prayer For The Coming Storm
Early morning and a disconcerting wind whips and crashes outside my window. Trees sway, and the last of the red, tenacious leaves finally...
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stephanieraffelock
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Winter Stories That I know By Heart
Each year changes me, remolds me, like clay becoming a pot, unfinished and waiting. Each place changes me. This place, Austin, is like a...
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stephanieraffelock
Dec 19, 20214 min read
The Saga of Mickey Losing His Nuts
My dog. Mickey Mantle Raffelock. The last dog was Jeter, so if you're a baseball fan, you can see that there's a pattern here. Even...
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stephanieraffelock
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Cultivate the Sweet Moments
Tom dresses up like Santa Claus. He has decorated a corner of his front yard with Christmas backdrops pinned to the fence, along with...
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stephanieraffelock
Nov 28, 20214 min read
The Art of Balance
I barreled through the month of November with the determination and tenacity of an ambitious thirty-five year old, only to collide with...
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stephanieraffelock
Oct 30, 20213 min read
The Her Spirit Writing Retreat
Let the beauty we love, be what we do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ~Rumi I looked forward to the retreat for...
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stephanieraffelock
Oct 4, 20214 min read
Love, Death and Loss
When did I know that you were in my life? A faded memory of sitting on the front porch, placing crackers between my toes and sticking my...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 6, 20214 min read
The Frightening Fade of Roe v. Wade
Photo Credit: Sebastian Kaczoroski Texas. Ground Zero. Back to where we started almost fifty years ago. It took three years for Roe v....
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 22, 20216 min read
Making A Book
I am so grateful to be writing. The process helps me to make sense of the world and make sense of my life. Making books is my passion,...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 16, 20213 min read
Monday Morning Churning
The rains came yesterday afternoon. Thunder, lightening, the drama pressing itself against the windows. I read while I stroked the dog’s...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 6, 20213 min read
Ten Things That Make Me Happy & Grateful
This whole COVID thing has me down today. For a couple of months I was feeling pretty impervious. I had dinner guests. I went out to...
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stephanieraffelock
Jul 25, 20212 min read
The Summer Sun Always Sets Over the Ice Cream Truck
Summer brings joyful chaos to life. The heat is such that I have to walk early in the day. Walk before the sun becomes too intense, and...
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