Tag: Kamala Harris

No Soup Today, Just Gratitude

Posted on November 6, 2024 by

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I did not make soup today. I’ve been known to make soup in times of crisis or disappointment, wounds of all kinds. But no soup today. We went to bed last night before the final results. At 6:50 this morning, I steeled myself and… Continue Reading “No Soup Today, Just Gratitude”

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Old Girl Fan Girl – A Great Time to be Alive

Posted on August 7, 2024 by

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I had to do it. It’s juvenile and reeks of fan girl, but I did it anyway. My first pair of Converse sneakers. Grey, of course, befitting my advanced age and where a lot of my advocacy lies right now. It’s saying something about… Continue Reading “Old Girl Fan Girl – A Great Time to be Alive”

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Hope

Posted on August 11, 2020 by

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I feel like the nightmare of Trump is soon to be over. I feel like the ship that is listing so badly that the staterooms are filling with water will suddenly right itself and the water will pour out of the windows back into… Continue Reading “Hope”

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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