How to Avoid Loneliness in 5 Easy Steps
“What does not change / is the will to change” ( ~ Charles Olson, “The Kingfishers”) Fill out the questionnaire […]
The Nearness of Forever: Ma at 105
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Charleston and Our Collective History
Charleston was the pre-Civil War “capital” of slavery. All its wealth came from forced labor. The conditions with possible exceptions
Rice Plantation to Flower Gardens
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Walking Into Other Lives
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Cooling the Wound
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All of Clay
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The Long Way Here
“The places we have known do not belong solely to the world of space in which we situate them for
Cheering for . . .
Readers’ comments on Revisiting the Mines, published by Paper Lantern Books in 2024 “Amit’s writing comes from a space within