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- Summer Holiday
- Take a Guess
- Be True, Be You
- Provence Without Words
  When France was occupied by the Nazis during World War II, they set up their headquarters in various large—and often beautiful—French homes throughout the country. My belle-mère’s (mother-in-law’s) parents’ home in Rennes was chosen for such a purpose. At the time, my belle-mère was sixteen. She and her family were... Read the whole entry... »
 She lives at the edge of olive trees and tension, where ancient stone walls meet barbed wire and wildflowers still dare to bloom. Her name is Morgan—a mother of two small children with dusty knees and curious eyes, and a wife to a man rooted like an olive tree in this land of longing, Palestine. From... Read the whole entry... »
 Sing
 2025-08-21 11:00 UTC by Corey
 Let me play the drums with a rhythm that changes the course of bullets and bombs.
Let me sing a song that echoes
in the chambers of the hearts that no longer hear softness. Let my song be a slow rebellion—
unignorable, graceful –
Let it seep through the cracks of those who built walls instead of homes. Let my breath behind... Read the whole entry... »
 The beads click and clatter, a soft wooden song,
Marking the space between my world and theirs.
This is not our everyday house—
It’s a place suspended in time, vacation. Between the kitchen and the terrace, the beaded curtain hangs.
While I cook, I watch my grandchildren—
Their laughter, their play, their conversations-
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Summer Holiday
2025-08-18 11:00 UTC by CoreyA few days remain in our summer holiday.
Simplicity, rest. Swimming.
The intense heat.
Children laughing —
some tears, some burned meals,
late mornings,
fresh fruit —
figs from the tree. A gift, every time. We’ve stepped away,
but never too far
from the realities unfolding beyond this peace. There’s beauty here:
in meals... Read the whole entry... »
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