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Swagger & Ink
Topics
- Academia 1
- Aging 2
- Aging Angry 2
- Amanda Moments 2
- America 10
- Anger 2
- Chavela 1
- Death 2
- Essay 2
- Family 7
- Inspiration 6
- Interview 10
- LGBTQ 1
- Marriage 1
- Narrative Inquiry 7
- Nature 4
- New Zealand 15
- News 1
- Poetry 22
- Presentation 1
- Publication 3
- Punctuation 1
- Recipe 4
- Review 25
- Short Story 5
- Signs 1
- Social Policy 1
- Teaching 1
- Teaching and Learning 1
- Women 3
- Words 3
- Writing 3
- ageism 1
- cruelty 1
- war 2
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The Gubernator's Message
The Guardian calls him our "moral gubernator," but Schwartzneger's 7-minute speech is deeply moving.
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A dose of gorgeosity for those of us getting on in years
A poem by Louise Glück.
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Making the most of the least I can do, by Bob Hicok
Sometimes a poem tosses me off balance in just the right way and I have to share it with you.
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Antidote for Self-Loathing
Have you ever looked in the mirror and groaned?
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Mud Lake
Sometimes Wyoming leaves me speechless.
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We Spend Our Years as a Tale That is Told
Insomnia takes me to interesting places.
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Breathe Deeply, Read Widely.