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Making Art While the World Appears to Fall Apart
The spirit of creativity is the spirit of beauty, the broken and the whole. Art is a mirror unto the soul. ~ Stephanie As World War II...
stephanieraffelock
Jan 24, 20214 min read
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A Force For Good
In the morning as I’m waking, I try to remember to say “thank you.” Such a small, personal ritual, a way to enter the day. And then I...
stephanieraffelock
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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THE TALE OF HOW THE GOVERNOR CAME TO BE
In the mid-1960’s in South Denver, a short distance from the apartment where my mother and I lived, was a hotel on Colorado Boulevard. I...
stephanieraffelock
Jun 25, 20204 min read
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Welcome to Podcasting
A little coffee to go with Coffee Table Wisdom Launching my podcast, Coffee Table Wisdom, reminds me of when I first launched a blog. ...
stephanieraffelock
Oct 2, 20192 min read
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The Man Who Talked to the Bear and the Bear Who Talked Back
The memories of my father are like dreams. They exist in the ethers and have a floating sense about them. They come from younger years,...
stephanieraffelock
Aug 8, 20196 min read
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The Center of Our Home
Jesse had come with a glowing recommendation, that he was the best mason that there was, that he worked slowly, but his work was...
stephanieraffelock
Dec 21, 20183 min read
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Waiting and Hoping For Jeannie Stein
Friends nourish us by seeing our goodness when our own eyes are clouded. I’ll never forget my 5th grade friend. It was Steck Elementary,...
stephanieraffelock
Dec 4, 20184 min read
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The Story Gatherer and the Fairy Chairs
For a few weeks now I’ve been grappling with recent rejections. One day I’m strong and tough skinned and two days later, the...
stephanieraffelock
Aug 13, 20173 min read
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