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We Who Believe in Freedom

“What do you believe?

Jun 24 •

Jun 22 •

“Everybody is a star.” — Sly Stone

Jun 17 •

The Most Important Thing

“The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers.

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Being the Right Size to Make a Difference

“Anyone who thinks they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.” — Rep.

May 30 •

Sailing on Memorial Day

Blue Boat Home, by Peter Mayer

May 27 •

Blue-Winged Warbler

Yesterday afternoon our friend returned from a bike ride and announced he had come upon a cluster of people gathered beside a nearby road, binoculars in…

May 18 •

An Excess of Suckers

Yesterday, one of my dearest friends sent me a video of her son — my godson — leaning over his tiny baby, who was lying on the changing table howling…

May 10 •

Spring Ephemerals

“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” — Henry David Thoreau

May 4 •

April 2025

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