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stephanieraffelock
Nov 3, 20137 min read
Excerpt From the Angel Twin, part II and the end of the chapter
This is Part II of yesterday’s excerpt of The Angel Twin. In short, it is the rest of the chapter. This is day three of the NaNoWriMo...
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stephanieraffelock
Nov 1, 20138 min read
Exerpt From The Angel Twin
Note: this is an excerpt from the NaNoWriMo writer’s challenge that I have decided to participate in. I have never tried to write a...
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stephanieraffelock
Oct 31, 20132 min read
Tears for the Cottonwoods
I have not lived in my neighborhood for all that long—three years. In those three years, every morning that I possibly could I sat...
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stephanieraffelock
Oct 25, 20132 min read
Life Unfolds
After six weeks of unwinding my business and four weeks of packing up used to be my office, I stand upon the precipice of a big “what’s...
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stephanieraffelock
Oct 18, 20133 min read
Ode To A Desk
When the top was rolled up, twelve small drawers outlined the top of the desk, dropping down into other small compartments and shelving,...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 24, 20132 min read
To Retire
A lifetime of work behind me, for the moment—I find myself “retired,” not even sure that I have any infinity at all with that word. To...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 4, 20133 min read
Bread, Bombs and Bullshit
Meanwhile, back in America’s backyard, food insecurity is directly related to unemployment and poverty and is fueled by hopelessness. A...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 24, 20132 min read
For the Love of a Perfect Shoe
The shoes, when lying on a carpet, looked like they should have an empty martini glass and a black lace bra lying next to them… real...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 19, 20138 min read
Letting Go
Each year I plan a retreat for my community. This year I am bringing Dr. James Finley to Boulder, CO on September 20, 21 and 22, 2013 to...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 14, 20132 min read
Small Musings On A Dream
There are decisions and choice points in each of our lives that are the needle piercing the cloth, carrying the thread that weaves its...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 7, 20133 min read
Never Again!
Tucked into a quiet Topanga Canyon, then home to artists, musicians, spiritual seekers and rabid vegetarians, was a place called Elysian...
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stephanieraffelock
Aug 6, 20133 min read
A La Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I remember—my first class with Bobbie Louise Hawkins, how she did timed writing and sang...
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stephanieraffelock
Jul 16, 20134 min read
Barefoot Wild
At four my parents divorced and my father relocated to Glacier National Park, which presented a whole different pallet of nature than...
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stephanieraffelock
Jul 14, 20131 min read
I Am A Little Fish
The water is cool in hot desert sun, and she loves the sun, loves how it feels on her skin. This is her world; A mother and father who...
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stephanieraffelock
Jul 12, 20133 min read
We Are Voices In A Rising Chorus
It was soft at first. The words of a small Pakistani girl named Malala who said “educate girls,” and strung together sentences on a blog...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 23, 20135 min read
New Mental Health Disorders, Coming to A Neighborhood Near You—Dysfunction and Diagnosis Enough For
We live in a climate that does not fully support mental health. I am not just talking about the ability to talk to a psychologist or have...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 19, 20133 min read
While Rome Burns–A Morning, Political, Couldn’t Help Myself RANT!
This week the house decided on an abortion bill that will do nothing to create jobs, protect the economy, reduce student debt or give a...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 17, 20132 min read
Happily Ever Whatever
Fear is an old and unwelcome friend that seems to find a way to seep under locked doors like yellow smoke, wrapping its self around me....
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 4, 20133 min read
The Eggs Have Hatched
English: American Robin in Nest lies on the eggs, picture taken in Ontario Canada (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Nature has everything to...
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stephanieraffelock
May 23, 20134 min read
Memoirs Of A Telephone Wire
Julia’s family was not the first in Elbert to get a telephone, but when they did she was amazed and even proud. It was, for her, a...
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