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The Black Dress
I stand in my closet looking at all the clothes I have not worn for more than a year. I am not going anywhere, and...
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Forgotten Hospitality
I went out to the place on our stone driveway where Miguel’s* heart stopped before he was revived. The indentation where he lay as Amanda...
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Emergency Mental Health Care: How Therapists of Color Contend with Racial Trauma
Scrolling social media is like scrolling the obituary of the United States for People of Color. I dread opening Instagram. Who is the next hashtag?...
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The Realm of Regret
My husband has a phrase that makes sense when he is talking about finances, but sometimes he says it out of the blue. He will...
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Racism and Sexual Harm: Seeds of White Supremacy and Anti-Asian Violence
In October 2015, I was only one month a blushing bride. I was still aglow. Dating, romantic partnership, and real love had eluded me most...
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Practicing Kindness
A friend gave me a Skylight photo frame that allows me to upload photos to the Cloud and then watch as the device takes me...
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The Heavenly Host
I have mixed emotions about Christmas. I used to go “all out” when our children were young. I would scare our family by shrieking when...
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Illuminate: An Advent Poem
As the mystery of Advent and the frenzy of the holidays culminate in this day, the day we celebrate God’s embodiment in our midst, may...
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