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Not So Long Ago and Not So Far Away

LisaPullenKent — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:11:08 +0000

Contemplative by nature, the isolation of this COVID year has forced constant and not always welcome introspection. Magnetically drawn to the tales of Storybooke, the fictional town inhabited by intersecting Continue reading →

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The Way Home

LisaPullenKent — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:38:53 +0000

I went to church this morning—on my couch. A dutiful daughter, I spent the first half of my life in religious prostration, and then I left. But detachment from dogma meant disconnect from community and I wandered, people-less into my … Continue reading →

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Big Rocks

LisaPullenKent — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:18:55 +0000

For a year now, I’ve intended to write about turning 50––a contemplative, insightful piece extolling the wisdom gained from living for half a century, but I ran out of time. In a few days I’ll be 51. Gone the way … Continue reading →

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Let It Go

LisaPullenKent — Fri, 02 May 2014 11:17:05 +0000

Before moving to Columbia, Missouri, spring break meant a week off school to hang around the house and catch up on projects. I soon learned this is not the case in the Midwest. In CoMo, it’s ‘hasta la vista, baby,’ … Continue reading →

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Extinguish and Evolve

LisaPullenKent — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:52:47 +0000

“Mom, do you have a pencil and paper I can have?” my daughter, Haley asked as we watched the ring-tailed lemurs leap from tree to tree at the San Francisco Zoo. “I need to write something down.” Our vacation this … Continue reading →

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Elastigirl

LisaPullenKent — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:34:59 +0000

The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. – Meryl Streep Haley is playing Jingle Bells on the piano. It’s been less than a week since the … Continue reading →

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Crystallizing Iridescence

LisaPullenKent — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:36:37 +0000

A hush descends on the world when it snows. The fluffy white stuff covering the ground, coating trees and houses and cars, mutes the volume of the world. It smooths rough edges. Softens hard places. Magic glitters in the stillness. The newly fallen snow collects, untouched and fresh. A blank canvas to be painted. A story to be written. A new year to be lived. Continue reading →

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Joyride

LisaPullenKent — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 01:07:58 +0000

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. Any fool can do it; there ain’t nothing to it. Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill. But since we’re on our way down, We might … Continue reading →

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