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Articles from December 2019

The word: Jolly

December 24, 2019

Every Christmas I love to ask for a word from Santa. Sometimes I have to go scouting, but this time I found him with ease at our bank, where he was ringing the bell of an old-fashioned fire truck—specifically, an American Legion Orville Jackson Post 127. My children both asked him for a teacup chihuahua.…

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The word: Grapefruit

December 13, 2019

Kids and I went book shopping late one evening. The rule in a bookstore is that the kids can always buy one book (not so in a toy or a candy store.) The kids took their time selecting, and we ended up getting a few early gifts for their cousins, too. It was quite late…

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Founded in 2013, Poetry for Strangers is a project dedicated to finding inspiration in the chance encounters of everyday life. PFS suggests that every person can be the muse of a poem. Each week I ask a stranger for a word and write a poem inspired by the word. I invite you to do the same.

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