“We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
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If you have some curiousity about these posts, a selection of them by theme has been published in paperback and e-book format entitled, “Shelter in the Storm: Growing up together, but after the wedding.”
Check it out here if you have interest. Good stories, at least Rita thinks so.
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Visitation
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Fledging
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Gaslit
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Faces
“In her face, I saw such things as make me say, ‘Now God, who made such a one, be praised.’” Dante, La Vita Nuova When I look at Rita, I see her face. Always have.
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