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Faded House
There once was a House that held the happiness and heat of a foreign and tropical land colonized by conquistadors before it faded into history. I crawled on its wooden floors before I knew how to walk. Inside it, I held my bottle and cried. People squeezed my cheeks until they were red and sore. …
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Dad’s Side
My nephew with cerebral palsy passed away yesterday. I was able to meet him just a few days before. When I first saw him I thought I was looking at an infant, and I was shocked to learn he was three years old. I am thankful for the brief time I had with him. I…