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    Thinking and Knowing

    Art and poetry get banished from our lives, and we are impoverished. We put our hands in our empty pockets and wonder why nothing fills them. We turn to roadmaps and instruction manuals but are still unable to decipher how…

    By Cheryl Ruffing
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    Sifting and Sorting the Pretty and the Beautiful

    I have got to get some semblance of a writing routine wedged into my days. So, here I sit, with headphones plugged into some of the classical music offerings from Halidon on Youtube. Luke shares my studio. At the moment,…

    By Cheryl Ruffing
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    Do We Recognize the Nuances?

    I am sitting at my computer, because there is some semblance of peace here in the living room, and because I decided yesterday that I’d like to make more of an effort. What does it mean, though? Will I be…

    By Cheryl Ruffing

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